understood

Example Sentences

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No-one knows when Guardiola will step down and whether he will see out the 18 months left on his contract, but it is understood City have started the process of identifying candidates to replace him.

From BBC

Capt. Williams has said he understood he wouldn’t have survived the bitter winter water if he’d punched out of the aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal

“She understood how the character would manifest her power psychologically and how there was a flip in the scene, where the flow of power runs the other direction at a certain point.”

From Los Angeles Times

Writing on social media, the US president said Landry understood how "essential Greenland is to our national security" and would advance US interests.

From BBC

White is understood to split his time between Los Angeles and New York City, having purchased properties in both locales.

From MarketWatch