make sense of
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"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
And I’m wondering why, if you can make sense of the fact that he is so insistent on getting these projects done, when there doesn’t seem to be any obvious political benefit to him.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Even some of Britain’s political observers who followed Hilton for years admit it’s been a struggle at times to make sense of his political odyssey.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
"Any mention of transfusions brings me back to being that frightened child, sitting alone in my room, trying to make sense of a choice that felt impossible," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
He doubted that there is any principle of morality which can command universal assent, and he doubted that any of our sophisticated intellectual systems make sense of how the world is.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
