understandable
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This reluctance to respond publicly is understandable, but it’s also depriving us of a critical perspective from the very people this affects.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
The community's "alarm, concern and fear" is "entirely understandable", Australia's special envoy to combat Islamaphobia said this week, adding the women had put the Muslim community in particular in a "deeply challenging position".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
As a way of thinking it is understandable, but it doesn’t help us.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
That, combined with his understandable nervousness, caused him to short-arm his first fastball, which sailed at Cey’s head, sending him sprawling into the dirt.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
For understandable reasons, Claire did not spend much time observing the burning buildings around her, so her description of what happened is limited.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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