understood

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It is increasingly understood as a quiet, common, and dangerous disorder that can be detected earlier, treated sooner, and linked closely to some of the world's biggest killers.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

“Was it slow? Absolutely, but that was because everyone understood these places belong to the people.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"The mechanism of superconductivity in the twisted bilayer graphene system we used is still not well understood," said Gao.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Central defender Jaydee Canvot, who has impressed since Marc Guehi's exit in January, is understood to be on Paris St-Germain's radar.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Clare had not understood why the badger would be so revolted, for he had not yet seen how ugly he looked without his ear and eye.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman