understand
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To understand Somali food, you have to grind up a batch of xawaash, the first recipe in Ifrah F. Ahmed’s “Soomaaliya.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The study suggested that governments get out in front of job losses by investing in “better occupational measurement” to help the public better understand and evaluate AI risks to employment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
With nuance and eagle-eyed research, he affords readers an unprecedented look at the mechanics of a musical fusion that, in many ways, we’re only just beginning to understand.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Until now, scientists did not fully understand how these particles escaped from their host cells.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
“You tried, this time. But remember—you have no cards except the three for you, Opa, and Tante Betsie. There is no underground activity here, you don’t understand what they’re talking about. . . .”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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