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understandable

[uhn-der-stan-duh-buhl] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl /




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The public at large bought into those efforts with little skepticism in the understandable desire to have Latinos star in the American story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The places where football players and managers are approached to sign autographs can vary from mundane and understandable to invasive and inappropriate.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The Gulf Arab caution is in one sense understandable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“With input prices soaring and rate cut expectations evaporating, it’s understandable why it is a poor performer,” he says.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

I’d never even heard of it, which was perhaps understandable as it was about four hundred miles from where I lived.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt