understand
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"What we have seen is that once people have experienced it they tend to be a convert and understand why we are doing it, because the children really love it."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"Regardless of where we're ranking or how we're measuring this event, it's an incredible opportunity to study and understand this very powerful phenomenon in the context of a warming world," said Becker.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
But we understand that it’s a multigenerational passion and different people are in it for different things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
I understand why the many chefs who mucked up the “Crystal Lake” cauldron, starting with Bryan Fuller, were compelled to fill in the blanks of Pamela’s origin story.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
What I did understand, what was awful and alarming, was that this was the day I was to start school.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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He emphasizes that his coaching staff, which is also deeply rooted in the community, understands the realities of their players’ lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
As Tomika Anderson wrote in Essence recently, “I want to raise a son who understands that his responsibility to another human being doesn’t end with, ‘I didn’t do it.'”
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Although he is enjoying his posting, Legrand understands why some young educators leave the profession.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
"He's a brilliant football man who truly understands football development because he's been running it," claimed one senior official at a European national association.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
When I don’t say anything, he just nods, like he understands.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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It was understandable that few understood the decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Although earlier experiments showed that LPC70 could ease salt-related hypertension and cognitive difficulties, scientists had not fully understood the mechanisms responsible, particularly its influence on prostaglandin signaling.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
She was someone who understood the meaning of doing small things, how large the effect would be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
She added she understood people's concerns around the freshness of the food but her "understanding is that the meals are actually frozen rather than artificially preserved".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
They trudged on, and soon Torak understood why the Nanuak had tired Renn.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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“There is no clear understanding yet regarding the meeting itself or its potential agenda, although all three parties acknowledge the hypothetical possibility of such a meeting taking place,” he told The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
"When I spent time with the youth of FC Porto, I developed my understanding of positional play," Matos explained.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The most recent paper is also relevant to understanding environmental plastic pollution, said Matthew Campen, professor of pharmaceutical research at the University of New Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Some problems are too complex for easy understanding or remedy, but this isn’t one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Gingersnipes and Clare exchanged exasperated looks, and in that moment, understanding dawned on Clare.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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