understand
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Astrophysicist Professor Tamara Davis said the expanded dataset represents an important advance in efforts to understand the nature of dark energy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Winemakers are trying to understand and adapt to these new customers who care more about environmental and social justice practices than about brands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
In particular, the fired researchers said they had raised concerns inside OpenAI about potential new AI designs, or “architectures,” that could accelerate capabilities, but make the systems even harder to understand or control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“People didn’t understand it because they weren’t used to it. They were used to basic reggaeton,” Torres says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
We know so much more about the brain today than the Phrenologists and the Whole Brainers did in 1850, yet we really understand only the rough outlines.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Asked if the episode was fodder for those who are skeptical about more government, El-Sayed said he understands those concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
BBC Scotland understands there are another two families with concerns over palliative care received at the Royal Hospital of Children and Young People but they do not feel ready to share the experience.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
This is all incredibly normal, accepted behaviour which anyone who attends a concert regularly already understands.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
"Peter Rice understands talent relations, and in a competitive market, creative talent have choices of where they want to work," Sarandos said on the call Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
He understands me, he gets me, he loves me.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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The researchers say the findings build on earlier observations of facial signals in conversation by showing that such movements do not simply accompany speech but actively shape how it is understood.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Doncic, who had 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, understood it was more than just Kessler being 7-foot-2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
They also emphasize the need to develop conservation protections quickly for these vulnerable mollusks, which are native to highly restricted environments and could face serious threats before their populations are fully understood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
But I am an apple-picking person, and my Dad was an apple-picking person, and I think he understood even then that some things are worth risking an eye for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Watching them, I understood what I’d spent so much time trying to ignore: being alone was better than being with people who didn’t care if I existed.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Advances in understanding supernova behavior allowed the team to improve the consistency and accuracy of measurements gathered over decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
The findings could also improve our understanding of major geochemical cycles, particularly the long-term carbon cycle, which helps regulate Earth's climate by moving carbon between the surface and the planet's interior.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
As knowledge and understanding diminish, so does the quality of thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Gemma says the support from management within the team was "phenomenal" and "even the firefighters on the ground were understanding how stretched we were in the control room".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Nodding, his mouth a firm line of understanding and resolve, he leans over and grabs my hand.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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