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make sense of





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But they can try to make sense of what just passed, starting with a primary season that was a strange mix of ennui and white knuckles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Music is perhaps the purest of these art forms, tapping into our lizard brains to regulate our emotions that are seeking to make sense of this precious yet maddening existence.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

"We think of these algorithms in nature as an explanation for how organisms will behave and as a way to try to make sense of the world," Navlakha says.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Asked if anyone discussed this with her, she said: "I just had to navigate the system myself and try to make sense of what is going on."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

I opened the proposal, skimmed through the table of contents, and flipped the pages one at a time, trying to make sense of her plan.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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