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understanding

[uhn-der-stan-ding] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋ /






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While many commissioners supported the idea, commission staff said the benchmark was too stringent to employ without understanding how the new sand placement will fare over the next few months or years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Nevertheless, understanding the income bands where one tax rate ends and another begins is important for tax planning — especially when everyone’s looking to get the most out of their money right now.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

In recent decades, the U.S. has pledged aid to Israel in a series of 10-year agreements, the most recent of which was a 10-year memorandum of understanding agreed to by the Obama administration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

For almost nine decades, these two categories provided the basic framework for understanding how magnetic order arises in materials.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

“From someone who’s been here,” she finished simply, not understanding my perplexity.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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