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Artificial intelligence introduces risks that institutions don’t yet understand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Artificial intelligence companies are testing the technology as they go to understand how it works and how to manage it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Over the years, I have come to understand that we learn our parents’ histories slowly, often in fragments, and sometimes only in retrospect.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Combining the two approaches gave researchers both a direct view of DNA pairing and a way to understand the molecular forces responsible for it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Do not let go of my hand, understand, cher? Do not let go.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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"The National Intelligence Service currently assesses that Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the successor and understands she has a younger sibling of unknown gender," the agency said, reaffirming its conclusion on succession.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The BBC understands the England and Wales Cricket Board has checked on wellbeing of the Pakistani under-19s team, and is reviewing security arrangements for the remainder of their tour.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Steve is in for a very rude awakening, and the fact that he can’t see it coming just shows how little he understands the job he’s asking for.“
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I doubt he’ll deliver, but at least he understands what they need.”
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
To this day no one quite understands what happened next.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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While there is no specific policy around financial compensation for fertility treatment for England players, it is understood there are ongoing discussions at the RFU and it could be introduced in the future.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Coastally trapped Kelvin waves have been known to exist for decades, as long as scientists have understood El Niño.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Copper’s price rally has to be understood through this prism, Cryer maintains.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Little understood until the mid-20th century, the disease eventually became a catalyst for breakthroughs in molecular medicine, including advances in SCD treatment that were made possible by the gene-editing technology called Crispr.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Today, it is well understood that the disease is not highly contagious; therefore there is no reason to isolate anyone.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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However, understanding how this process works could help researchers find ways to increase it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
My family loved traveling to Japan, and I think that really helped open us up to new ways of understanding people and how different cultures can coexist within one space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The ministry also stressed the importance of ties with Madrid, saying Morocco had chosen to pursue relations based on "good neighbourliness, political understanding, economic partnership, and security cooperation".
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
That “would be a dramatic departure from the customary understanding of ‘waters of the United States,’” said Royal Gardner, a professor at Stetson University who has written a history of this debate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
There was true learning there, and a great sweep of understanding.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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