understand

They go to celebrate, to discover something, to feel transported, to understand another culture or simply to feel something.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

To understand why excess glucose was associated with a thicker glycocalyx, the researchers examined which proteins became more abundant when cells were exposed to hyperglycemia.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

“I came to understand we can never recreate the original show, and ... even trying to pursue that is just not the thing to do,” Pride said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

"The core of this is that some startups and their founders don't understand compliance well," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

He knew that Wolf wouldn’t understand, but he also knew that he was making the promise to himself as much as to Wolf.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

BBC News NI understands the man who died was from Guinea-Bissau, but had lived in Northern Ireland for more than two decades.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

While adversarial crowds often are a home-field advantage, Matthews understands the challenge that lies ahead but is excited to be back and playing in front of the Cal faithful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“He’s cautious about how he reacts. … He doesn’t want people getting ideas on whether something is good or bad because he understands others have better product sense.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Gudrún Geirsdóttir, a professor of higher education at the University of Iceland, said she understands the concerns of the fishing and agriculture industries but believes Iceland would benefit from exploring EU membership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I return her look with one of my own, and I know she understands.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Assuming viewers understood the history of English soccer — or even the offside rule — could make the broadcasts unintelligible for new fans who understood neither.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

However, sources are indicating Richarlison failed to agree personal terms with former club Everton, who are understood to have made a £35m offer for the Brazil forward.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Then there is the question of their new U.K. home, which the couple is understood to have already found—and which they will be funding privately, without any subsidies from the royal family.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

This boom needs to be understood on its own terms, in all of its particularity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

I suddenly understood what the ham felt like on a ham sandwich, and I didn’t like it.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Experiencing it firsthand—walking through markets, smelling charcoal smoke and watching people cook—gave him a better understanding of how to build that depth of flavor into his own cooking.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

Kedrosky is troubled that fixed-income investors are piling money into data-center projects backed by hyperscalers without really understanding what is happening in those data centers and whether they are sufficiently utilized.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

That once-wide chasm of understanding has narrowed, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

But experts often look to southern hemisphere countries, like Australia and New Zealand, to gain a better understanding of how the UK could be affected.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

There was something about seeing that rushed bullet point list, and finally understanding why it looked that way, that sent a shiver down my spine.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin