comprehension
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Tony tells her that he’s going to be a famous writer, before challenging her comprehension of a few five-dollar words.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Robert Bush has been jailed for 20 years for defrauding nearly 200 families, with the court saying he "caused anguish and pain on a scale beyond comprehension".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
But history is immense in ways that exceed human comprehension.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The findings suggest that important cognitive abilities, including language comprehension and prediction, may not depend on conscious awareness.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
Phil Resch glanced at him with acute comprehension.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
He may also be rushing through the text and not monitoring his own comprehensions.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2021
Reed and Wooten will be tasked with improving hitters’ comprehensions of technology-driven approaches and overseeing new catcher Jonathan Lucroy’s resurgence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019
"Yes," she said, watching belated comprehensions flood up into his face, "that was it."
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
Hitherto there have been, properly speaking, no comprehensions, only perceptions in the Sense and connections in the Understanding.
From Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation by Jesse H. Jones
On the contrary, consider the civilized countries, the inhabitants of which are living in the highest state of culture and ethics, solidarity and inter-dependence; possessing, with few exceptions, acute power of comprehensions and sound mind.
From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
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