grasp
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These ideas are difficult to grasp because we are macroscopic beings who experience only one direction of time.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
At the same time, he possessed a sophisticated worldview and a deep grasp of foreign affairs.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
That was a thing that really hooked me, made me want to audition and made me excited to get this part was that I was like, “I can’t get a grasp on her.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The party has had one bright spot - regaining control of Westminster, once a highly prized jewel in the party's London crown that was taken from its grasp by Labour in 2022.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
He sounds stunned even as the words are coming out of his mouth, unable to grasp the idea that this is over, suddenly, before we expected it to be.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing grasp
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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