- present participle of understand.
understanding
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Schramm, a former television executive, was ahead of his time in understanding that professional sports was essentially part of the entertainment business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“His understanding of the crisis has made it so vivid for me in a way that is unignorable,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
There was nothing like that forward-facing sense of understanding or empathy when she first encountered Ramaswamy during his presidential run.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
And that, according to Mike Madrid, a leading Republican consultant and expert on Hispanic voters, is key to understanding the largest ethnic demographic voting group in the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
All human languages take place at the same pitch and frequency, which makes them sound similar to me as I translate them for my own understanding.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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