understand
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In a statement it said: "We recognise that some graduates have concerns about the cost of student loan repayments and understand why this is an important issue."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
But to truly understand the scale of this AI rally, look no further than South Korea.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
They understand that we run 1.3 billion miles a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
To better understand their nutritional state, the researchers measured amino acids circulating in the blood.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 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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