understand

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These principles guide how scientists understand reactions and predict molecular behavior.

From Science Daily

In non-human animals, researchers have instead turned to long-term observations of social groups and genetic paternity testing to understand reproductive patterns.

From Science Daily

"I have tremendous respect for them, for their abilities, for the way that they operate. But I don't understand it."

From Barron's

But those examples also suggest he understands just what is at stake, since in each he managed just enough restraint to keep the worst-case scenario from coming to pass.

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“Everybody’s got a tremendous amount of tools in place to understand that risk,” he says.

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