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understanding

[uhn-der-stan-ding] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋ /






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Rank-and-file agency staff also had little understanding of how the process would run, according to hundreds of pages of internal EPA communications obtained by the Environmental Defense Fund.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

She added: "A number of roads are closed while investigations continue and we'd thank people for their understanding."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

While the colloquial understanding of an MTS is an AI researcher at a lab, it’s increasingly become a “catch-all” label at the intersection of AI and engineering, according to Clark.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Others have cried foul on what they see as dystopian Big Brother surveillance that is being rolled out with little public understanding and oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

May kept shaking her head, though, just not understanding.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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