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understandable

[uhn-der-stan-duh-buhl] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl /




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But today, female rage is increasingly positioned as understandable and even liberating.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Cathy’s reasons for doing terrible things may be understandable, even relatable, while the transgression remains unforgivable.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

They quickly discovered that making a mathematical argument understandable to a computer program required an enormous amount of work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Not scoring against Slovenia was annoying; not scoring against Switzerland - in the circumstances - was understandable; not scoring and winning in Skopje would be a horrible outcome.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

This view, while understandable, given the sensational media coverage of crack in the 1980s and 1990s, is simply wrong.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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