understood

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The researchers suggest that many animals, and perhaps even humans, may respond to magnetic fields in ways that are not yet fully understood.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Even then, I understood that the sedulous life and inclination of the archaeologist were ill-suited to movie-spy suavity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

A mayor doesn’t have to speak six languages and know every corner of the city, but residents want to be seen and heard, and feel like they’re understood and represented.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Tedros also said he understood how important it was for people to honour their dead at funerals - but warned that right now this was dangerous.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

But the two celebrities had more in common than most people understood.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock