understanding
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She said it was her understanding that the president ultimately didn’t raise the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Are scientists overlooking subtle flaws in their experiments, or is there something incomplete about our understanding of gravity itself?
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
I think it takes understanding skill and proportion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
He said he thinks the documentary will "give people a bit more of an understanding actually what they do in the probation service, and what their aim is really".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“Have you no sense? Have you no understanding of the gravity of the situation?”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing understanding
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