understand
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Example Sentences
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Both stories warn of the unpredictability of merging science and nature, and the hubris driving attempts to control what can’t be understood or destroyed.
From Salon
It is understood the government could announce next week how many councils Essex will have.
From BBC
The judge said he understood the defendant, who has been held in a male prison estate while in custody, would remain there.
From BBC
"It's my understanding from what I've read that we notified them as soon as we possibly could," Meynell told the inquiry.
From BBC
That “game-changing” transition is “still being undervalued by the market,” Lee argued, but he sees room for Arm’s stock to climb more than 50% as the company’s momentum becomes better understood.
From MarketWatch
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