understandable

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Given the gut-wrenching nature of their penalty shootout defeat against Bosnia, it was understandable that many of them couldn't stomach this fixture.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Roher’s approach is understandable for a mainstream doc.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The Gulf Arab caution is in one sense understandable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s understandable that CF’s stock surged after the start of the conflict, because the company is a “pure-play” nitrogen producer, and farmers have no option but to use nitrogen if planting corn, Rodriguez wrote.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Seeing a thin, homely animal, Jones made the understandable assumption that this was no racehorse.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand