understand
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Rather, he said, it involves bigger questions: “How can you relate to people and understand what people across the world enjoy?”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
In my mind, it was ridiculous, because I didn’t understand the value of it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Scientists still do not fully understand why left-handedness has persisted throughout human evolution or how human culture may have helped reinforce right-handedness over time.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
"I just don't understand the rationale for the project," Chandi said, noting that there was no clarity about how huge investments can be recovered economically.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Recollections were only ever used to understand a soul’s destiny, and that Recollection had been his.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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