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comprehensible

[kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl] / ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl /


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The problem is that planning documents are barely comprehensible in English.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

"What will never be comprehensible, justified or admitted is violence," he said.

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

Art—crude or cruel, adolescent or arch—is supposed to make comprehensible the incomprehensible.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

Inequality and marginalization are major factors blocking patient access to reliable, comprehensible and trustworthy information about how to protect themselves and their loved ones.

From Salon Feb. 21, 2025

Even without a comprehensible theoretical foundation, however, astrology would deserve respect if it worked, if there were some empirical support for the accuracy of its claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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