understood

“She understood that our customers care the most about the high-performance parts, and if you’re focused on the bulk of the market, then your competitors can outmaneuver you.”

As a fifth-generation Chinese American, Wong had always understood the struggle of immigrants, and sought to connect the labor movement across borders.

In court Friday, Laura Fair, an attorney from the attorney general’s office, said that while she understood Hernandez’s position, she expressed concern that teens are still in danger while in the Probation Department’s custody.

The briefing, written by senior civil servant Matthew Rycroft is marked R, understood to mean restricted.

His aspiration was not of the clout-chasing, fame-hungry sort, but a drive to be understood, to have his culture recognized, to break free of stereotype and assert one’s being by being perceived.