- present participle of understand.
understanding
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Some problems are too complex for easy understanding or remedy, but this isn’t one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In other words, more human time and attention boosted understanding.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Several Russian activists in exile told the BBC that immigration officials had told them they faced "no danger" in Russia, and that officials often lacked an adequate understanding of the risks that activists face.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The findings add an important dimension to scientists' understanding of cancer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Knowledge of cells in general and neurons in particular will transform understanding of the brain.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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