understood

Example Sentences

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It is understood the curfew was still in place despite the first Test being over, and the investigation relates to more than a breach of the curfew.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

For the past two decades, their entire careers have played out in parallel, their greatness most easily understood in comparison to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“Within technology, semis and memory-related hardware stocks have had the best earnings revisions by far, but that is well understood by markets,” he adds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But it’s a history that must be retold to be understood and appreciated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Anyone who ever lost a cat never understood the cat was probably still around, just prowling in another part of its territory.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith