understand
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Winemakers are trying to understand and adapt to these new customers who care more about environmental and social justice practices than about brands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
But you don’t have to understand how AI works to understand basic principles of AI safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
“People didn’t understand it because they weren’t used to it. They were used to basic reggaeton,” Torres says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
"There are a significant number of volunteers in the Omagh area, as I understand it, and there is a great need for this service."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Clare sighed, knowing it was something he’d never understand.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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The BBC understands another woman complained to the force about Harvey before he met Catherine but was told he had not committed an offence.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
This is all incredibly normal, accepted behaviour which anyone who attends a concert regularly already understands.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
“Who understands the battlefield data and can make decisions faster, Russia or Ukraine—this side will have the biggest benefits,” says Danylo Tsvok, A1’s CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"Peter Rice understands talent relations, and in a competitive market, creative talent have choices of where they want to work," Sarandos said on the call Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Not everyone fully understands the true power of ABBA, but you'll be hard-pressed to find an Iranian who doesn't love their entire catalog of music.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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He held brief virtual discussions with parties last Friday, but it is understood that Thursday's discussions will involve a series of meetings between Sir Chris and party leaders.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
But he surely understood that this was an incautiously brief period of measurement, for the river’s annual flow was wildly variable, ranging from about 9.1 million to 25 million acre-feet during the 20-year sampling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Scientists already understood that excessive double-stranded RNA could provoke potentially harmful immune responses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
But I am an apple-picking person, and my Dad was an apple-picking person, and I think he understood even then that some things are worth risking an eye for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
He understood now how difficult it must have been for Pili to choose.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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But no matter who prevails, it’s clear that the Mizrahim are no longer simply a constituency to be courted; they have become the country’s center of gravity—and key to understanding Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
A better understanding of the cellular mechanisms that control neuron production and brain growth could ultimately help researchers study developmental disorders affecting the human brain.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
The charity founder said the renaming of the condition, which supporters said was "more representative" of how it affected the whole body, could help improve understanding, but there was still a "long way to go".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
"I was just over 20, I was probably a little too impatient, without really understanding how much I still had to learn. I wanted to write, I was reading a lot," he wrote.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The fox and the rat stared at each other, Clare trying to understand what was going on, Nine trying to gauge how much Clare was understanding.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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