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understandable

[uhn-der-stan-duh-buhl] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl /




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It is an understandable position for United, who know they could get more for Rashford from other clubs.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

This reluctance to respond publicly is understandable, but it’s also depriving us of a critical perspective from the very people this affects.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

While that is understandable, it’s also unfair to GE’s prospects as a business.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

That, combined with his understandable nervousness, caused him to short-arm his first fastball, which sailed at Cey’s head, sending him sprawling into the dirt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Milton no longer had any brain waves, so it was understandable why, hovering in the Cadillac, he might have forgotten that the Zebra Room had burned down long ago.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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