understand
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To understand today’s Supreme Court, you need to understand Neil Gorsuch.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
"You have to sort of get through and understand it and have that reflection of it."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Sam: The operation appears to have expanded, and this new trove of data helped us understand a lot more about how it all works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“No doubt about it... You cannot understand the power of the O factor,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Clare sighed, knowing it was something he’d never understand.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Ryan Lucas, aka “The Pickled Guy” on social media, understands this firsthand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
BBC Sport also understands that the intern involved, Will Salt, is set to be appointed to a permanent analyst role with the club since the controversy.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
He understands how to make split-second decisions, and many involve whether to stay in the pocket or take off and run with his speed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Fields said he understands the college recruiting grind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
When you are a person who cares for any other person, you must decide and decide again to care, she also understands.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
It is a secret code that cannot be fully understood by outsiders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Tisa Wenger, a professor of American religious history at Yale Divinity School, said religious liberty has long been understood as “an all-American ideal that many Americans are very proud of.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
But Sivanandan understood that age didn’t determine who would win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Burnham said he understood why people were angry as they had been asked to pay more for years while pollution incidents and leaks continued.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
No one did get Twitch’s meaning exactly, but they all understood that there was now a larger group of friends, which left everyone feeling a buzz of excitement for the possibilities that might follow.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Our friends over at the Slate podcast Slow Burn are good at taking events that we think are settled history, then unlocking a new understanding of those stories through interviews, archives, and fresh analysis.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
"While these are merely requests and do not imply that visitors will be forcibly asked to leave, we earnestly ask for your understanding of the intent behind these guidelines and your cooperation," its statement said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
"It can be quite lonely... with society not understanding the impact it has," says Annalisa de Carteret, a pet loss support manager at animal charity Blue Cross.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
It is how living in such an environment shapes a generation’s understanding of markets, institutions and economic expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“If my understanding of theatrical custom is correct, the interval will soon be over, and the actors will have to return to the theater to perform the second act. We simply must hide until then.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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