understand
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Customers complained of having to spend half their time preparing data so the AI could understand it, limiting the platform’s effectiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Andrew Slimmon, a senior portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley, said that it’s useful for investors to understand the Magnificent Seven and the effect they have on the market whenever discussing market breadth.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026
For starters, understand how the 4% rule works.
From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026
"For writers, this nuance matters: the language we choose shapes how readers understand AI systems, their capabilities and the humans responsible for them," Mackiewicz said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
“She usually says, ‘This is like the House of Stray Cats,’ because a stray cat’s territory is way bigger than people understand.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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