understand
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One piece of family history which Dowden was aware of, but did not fully understand, concerned her great-grandfather's decision to put his youngest child, Frank - her grandfather - up for informal adoption.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“I’ve worked on that recently to kind of understand the corners to give us the best advantages we can,” Rushing said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
“I was fundamentally distrustful of pretty much everyone who was reaching out,” said Parsons, who assumed that Hollywood producers didn’t understand the subcultural fascination with ominous “liminal spaces.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
"I understand Artists are getting 'the yips'" about performing, Trump said earlier on Truth Social, one day after a fourth and fifth act announced their departure, out of a total of nine artists originally announced.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
“There are no right or wrong feelings, Lexie. You’re entitled to them all. You do understand that, don’t you?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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