make sense

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Black said his faith helps him make sense of the violence he witnessed and endured — not simply as the product of individual malice, but as something sustained by collective moral failure.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Project Maven is the Pentagon's flagship artificial intelligence program, launched in 2017 as a narrow experiment to help military analysts make sense of the torrent of drone footage pouring in from conflict zones.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

He argues that the firearms that fall under the ban - or don't - don't always make sense.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

This helps make sense of the narrow birthright exceptions: In contrast, foreign diplomats enjoy immunity and famously don’t pay New York parking tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“But the letter seemed more urgent than that. I mean, we’ve already hit two of the bullet points in the letter. It doesn’t make sense that the other ones wouldn’t matter for five years.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin