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understanding

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






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He told the court he backed the project on the understanding it would be a nonprofit that would put society's interests first, with any technology it developed released as open source, freely available to all.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

“That’s why we choose to start with Alba, who is the granddaughter that is able to start her healing process by understanding her family history,” Urrejola says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

By directly mapping their spatial structure and correlations, this study provides a new experimental approach for understanding how collective electronic order forms and evolves in real systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Both the film and the story are sad and brilliant and hilarious and infuriating, and the documentary moves with love and understanding and a deliberate and specific rhythm.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

We had shared an understanding of how it was to be both Chinese and American.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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