understand
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"And it is important that society and all of us recognise and understand that and that may mean that we need to make different choices and different priorities."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Two years ago it said the chatbot would interact with messages and apps and understand the user’s screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Let’s take a closer look at the charts of Strategy and Coinbase to better understand what is happening beneath the surface in these Bitcoin-linked names.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
On Wednesday, Montgomery said she has “grown a lot as a person” since her teen years and has dedicated time to “educate myself, listen, learn and better understand the impact that language can have.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Soon after, Carl Wernicke found another area on the left temporal lobe that controlled the ability to understand speech.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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