understood

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He understood the tides of cultural transformation as much or better than most musicians of the 20th century.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Wowed but not fooled, for everyone understood what was happening inside Muybridge’s machine: Still photos were displayed one after the other.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

“At the end of the day, I think it’s well understood in the alliance that the United States troop presence in Europe is going to be adjusted,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Rather than a tunnel through space, it can be understood as two complementary components of a quantum state.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Watching them, I understood what I’d spent so much time trying to ignore: being alone was better than being with people who didn’t care if I existed.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows