understand
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"It's hard for me to understand why the human heart is so hard," is the priest's take on toughening attitudes in Europe to migration.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
His career-spanning interest in aliens always brings him back to trying to better understand us.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
What’s harder to understand is that million, billion, trillion are not at all like one, two, three.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Mitochondria are best known for generating the energy cells need to function, but scientists now understand that they do much more.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
“I still don’t understand what the issue is. It’s one of the most prestigious programs around. Why wouldn’t he want you to go?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing understand
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"Kids Like Me: Voices of the Immigrant Experience"
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