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understanding

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






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The consortium was created to improve understanding of chronic kidney disease and to support consistent global definitions of the condition and its risks.

From Science Daily

Identifying where and how these protein precursors originate is a key step in understanding how life might begin.

From Science Daily

“Mutual understanding, leading to amity and good relations.”

From Literature

Syria's presidency on Tuesday announced an "understanding" with the Kurds over the fate of Kurdish-majority areas of Hasakeh province, and gave them "four days for consultations to develop a detailed plan" for the area's integration.

From Barron's

“But it was the opposite. And so he was really understanding that, Hey, this is the new world we’re living in.”

From The Wall Street Journal