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understanding

[uhn-der-stan-ding] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋ /






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“He’s very inclusive: getting everyone in the room, embracing diversity of thought, understanding the challenges that have to be addressed, coming to a consensus,” said White.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Fully assembled, life-size replicas become a blueprint for better understanding the dynamic animals that creatures like Deinosuchus really were."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

"Building your knowledge to give you a good understanding of how you can change policy for the better is really important, and I think Harry is someone who does that."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“I would really want the benefit of understanding what the judges think about the issue.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The Reichstag, the German parliament, had passed a Peace Resolution, calling for “a peace of understanding and the permanent reconciliation of peoples without the forcible acquisition of territory.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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