understand
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“We understand that this is a bold proposal, and I think that the crisis demands a bold proposal,” Kim said in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026
Overall, this means investors should understand the relationships and sensitivities across asset classes when thinking about an asset’s role.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2026
He says young people need opportunities to understand and develop employability skills, but "they aren't always embedded into the day-to-day school experience".
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
This provides an important glimpse of the environment surrounding an early supermassive black hole and could help researchers understand how the first massive galaxies evolved alongside the black holes at their centers.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
I could not understand how Mutti could be like this.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
He is a clever defender who understands the game well and looks a real threat that can offer something different with his balanced running game.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
Yes, he really understands he’s there to help his players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026
She said she now understands the social importance of paying taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
On the other hand, Buck understands the technology that has propelled Nvidia to much of its success, Vrachas said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
When I don’t say anything, he just nods, like he understands.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
A new study from the University of Otago, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, has revealed a surprising divide in the fortunes of one of New Zealand's least understood penguin species.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
It is understood that UK intelligence operations have been unaffected.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
"We deliberately chose enterprise as a focus because we understood that it was synergistic with our focus on safety," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
He understood that national defense required cooperation across party lines and cultivated congressional support accordingly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The Kanes understood that Maggie Fox had her own influential friends.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
“There used to be a push for understanding any sort of civil or criminal litigation history,” says Shultz, who previously worked as a CIA officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
More progress is likely from US-China exchanges between AI governance and technical researchers, "who can compare evaluations and exchange their understanding of AI safety and policy," she said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
For people seeking a better understanding of their home's heat loss, various free or partially free apps, including Cool Calc and AutoHVAC, are available.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Diamond qubits have traditionally been studied primarily through physics, but understanding their underlying chemistry could provide additional ways to design them.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Constance, can’t you be more understanding? I’ve business to attend to. Men’s business. And the club’s accommodations are far more suitable for that sort of thing than this ridiculous frou-frou of a house, what?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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