make sense of
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To make sense of this, I turned to Minxin Pei, editor of the China Leadership Monitor quarterly and the author of “The Broken China Dream.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
But they can try to make sense of what just passed, starting with a primary season that was a strange mix of ennui and white knuckles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
He continued: "My heart is broken for the Busch family. I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
And it means that Stephen Colbert, one of the nation’s best vehicles for satirical critique, will no longer be on the air to make sense of the madness of the moment.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Blinking, she tries to make sense of the pockmarked parking lot in front of her.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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