understand
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That makes it important to better understand both what causes sluggish bowel function and which strategies can help restore normal digestion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
His team analyzed reams of data to understand the extent to which price hikes on smaller-ticket pieces could scare off new customers who are key for growth, or slow impulse buys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"But I do understand the NFL wants to bring new fans in."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Hollywood keeps asking what made the monster, because a monster with a making is a monster we can understand — and contain.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
It brings with it the kind of agony the mind simply can’t understand.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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After he understands that a little bit better, he says “these are the different ways my life could go.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
That is why a lawyer who understands the issue -- and even speaks the child's language if it is not English -- is necessary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
She has said she understands the law, but chose to "stand in solidarity" with residents.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Maye understands that his performance so far simply hasn’t been up to snuff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Everyone understands and plays by the rules, which took a long time to decide on.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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But until I read its headline writers telling me that Red Sanders’ 1949 beginning with four wins while I was at Fairfax High was before the “modern era,” I hadn’t understood that I’m ancient.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
She ran chiefly on her background as a renter who understood Seattle’s affordability crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Eels evolved around 100 million years ago and remain among the most elusive and poorly understood animals living today.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
It is understood that ministers will try to implement the changes before the start of next year's summer holidays.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
For the first time Jonah actually kind of understood that viewpoint.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Debris from dying cells is a major contributor to inflammatory responses, so understanding how tissues remove that material may reveal new clues about what happens when the cleanup process fails.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I think luckily for me, I started my career in an offense that was similar to that, and just understanding you never know when it’s going to come, but just to be ready,” Thybulle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Understanding his temperament and character is also the starting point for understanding why Barcelona, not Real Madrid, is where his career has turned next after leaving Man City in the summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
But a result that does nothing to advance human understanding, they contend, can hardly be called mathematics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I tried offering an understanding smile, but my face probably looked like some mashed-up combo of anger-sadness-disgust.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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