- present participle of understand.
understanding
Example Sentences
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"It is our understanding that the Independent Football Regulator is reviewing this matter urgently and we wholeheartedly support their efforts in doing so," the statement added.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
More than any other strategist, Marshall has formalized and advanced Wall Street’s understanding of how options let investors better navigate the stock market by managing risk and maximizing return.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The goal is minimal, a memorandum of understanding to stop the fighting, open the strait and set up talks on more difficult issues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Teenagers left it on purpose—and understanding why they left, for whom and with what consequences turns a stale lament about kids these days into something more useful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The shareholders who financed the risk taking had no real understanding of what the risk takers were doing, and, as the risk taking grew ever more complex, their understanding diminished.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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