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comprehensible

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


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Another Iranian broke in to warn off an approaching ship, an argument breaking out in barely comprehensible English: “Serious warning! Serious warning!”

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

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

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

Li shows us the broader computational context of AI’s emergence, explaining key concepts and breakthroughs in vivid, comprehensible detail.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

"To discover that he had always set out to hurt the vulnerable is beyond comprehensible," she said.

From BBC Jan. 23, 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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