- present participle of understand.
understanding
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If I am properly understanding Ms. Noonan’s warning, she is saying AI is at the stage comparable to that of the first full scale test of an atomic bomb at Trinity in 1945.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"I'm understanding it more. And going away with England helped a lot as well. I like playing on both sides. It gives me another tool in the toolbox."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“The street is mistaken in not understanding all of what Netflix can bring,” said Michael J. Wolf, CEO at Activate Consulting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“My understanding at the time was that the contributions associated with the event were lawful political contributions,” Winer said.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Knowledge of cells in general and neurons in particular will transform understanding of the brain.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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