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comprehension

[kom-pri-hen-shuhn] / ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən /


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This allows events to balloon beyond our comprehension, and may be preventing us from stopping this insanity.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Phonics instruction gets kids in the door, then whole language comprehension needs to take over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

But the hurtling pace of the cast, combined with some misguided blocking that has characters speaking at points with their backs to the audience, makes comprehension more difficult than necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The passages chosen have "some degree of specialisation", which allows the test to assess such comprehension skills, he told The Korea Times.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Her English was middling at best; her reading comprehension minimal.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng