understandable
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Deutsche Bank analyst Steve Powers on Monday said that some price increases were understandable, given higher costs for fuel, ingredients, packaging and shipping.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The worry is understandable, but it is the wrong question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"We appreciate that the communities are worried and that is understandable, but the testing isn't necessarily going to give any good answers," said Prof Sarah Jones, consultant in environmental public health at PHW.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
A child interrupting a meeting became, depending on the meeting, either completely understandable or still mortifying.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
I tell myself it’s nothing more than the understandable jolt of actual physical contact when you aren’t used to it from someone new.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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