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comprehension

[kom-pri-hen-shuhn] / ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən /


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But here’s the thing: When they tested comprehension, the group that read the far superior human translation understood just as little as those who read the A.I. version.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Yet the Chargers’ newest playcaller has been impressed with Slaughter’s comprehension and attention to detail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

But I find myself wondering why another moral issue, much closer to home and shocking almost beyond comprehension, isn’t getting much play on the campaign trail.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Sentencing him at Hull Crown Court, Judge Justice Hilliard told the former undertaker he had "caused anguish and pain on a scale beyond comprehension".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

His comprehension catching up with his senses, Harry realized that he had just Apparated for the first time in his life.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

He may also be rushing through the text and not monitoring his own comprehensions.

From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2021

Reed and Wooten will be tasked with improving hitters’ comprehensions of technology-driven approaches and overseeing new catcher Jonathan Lucroy’s resurgence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

Jane seemed to me to be increasingly interesting; she was acquiring new subtleties, complexities, and comprehensions, and shedding crudities.

From Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract by Dame Rose Macaulay

The repetition of this phrase was perhaps indiscreet, and it caused searchings of heart, as the meaning of it was borne in upon the comprehensions of the least friendly of the citizens.

From The Tragedies of the Medici by Edgcumbe Staley

Its strength must come from the uttermost parts of the land and must be compounded of brains and comprehensions of every sort.

From President Wilson's Addresses by George McLean Harper


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