understand
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To understand its effects, Beyaz and his colleagues began by studying mice with colorectal cancer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I’m tired of bankrolling people who don’t understand money management!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
That’s one reason federal law requires most providers to make healthcare communication meaningfully available in the language patients understand, via a human interpreter for spoken communication and a translator’s review for written information.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
I began to understand which customers might have a use for skin-tightening creams, fiber supplements and artificial tears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“When are you going to understand that you can’t make something out of nothing? You need to learn to stop watering dead things.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Although he is enjoying his posting, Legrand understands why some young educators leave the profession.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Morgan says it understands why the market is not yet willing to pay a higher multiple.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The BBC understands the Treasury is suspending sanctions on Russian diesel exports until 7 April 2027 but other assets like those in American banks are still frozen.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
He understands how to use his innate magnetism to charm his way through even the silliest scripts, occasionally creating a dissonance between the film and his performances that makes even the duds memorable.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
He is still not entirely certain he understands what has happened.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Scientists have long understood that a patient's physical fitness can influence their ability to withstand illness.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
He says his estimate “should be understood as an informed range rather than a precise forecast.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
But here’s the thing: When they tested comprehension, the group that read the far superior human translation understood just as little as those who read the A.I. version.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Under the NFL’s previous overtime rules, when a touchdown on the opening possession could end the game, everyone understood that winning the coin toss conferred an enormous advantage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
As if to show me he understood, Bo pressed himself more tightly against me.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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We’ll soon get a better understanding of those injuries, and whether rest, rehabilitation and/or surgery might be recommended for each one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
In other words, more human time and attention boosted understanding.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
"We would like to thank everyone for their patience, understanding and support during this difficult period, and we look forward to welcoming visitors back to the park."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
These receptors have played a central role in understanding how crops recognize and defend themselves against blast disease and other infections.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
I loved understanding the moon and the stars and the stories we were telling about what was possible for humanity.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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