understand
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"The new connectome represents a major advance for the field, with the ability to understand how circuits in the brain receive feedback from and control the actions of the body," she said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“Eric knows that he understands the show on a macro level. All of us actors have to understand it on a micro level; we have to be the experts in our characters,” Quaid says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"They understand the challenges ahead and when they come, we'll be ready for them," he adds.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
But, he said, they “failed to understand that this is not about me at all. This is a movement about us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“She usually says, ‘This is like the House of Stray Cats,’ because a stray cat’s territory is way bigger than people understand.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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