be understanding
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"I'm hoping we'll get a good reaction when the prices go back up in September and people will be understanding of that," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“While the statements may be accurate in a certain context, beneficiaries might not be understanding that it’s only a limited context.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
The father, trying to be understanding, says, “I was part of that noise, wasn’t I?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
Fact: There is also at least a 50-50 chance that the Dodgers would be understanding if he didn’t come back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
And maybe a woman who had grown up in such a free and liberal household as the Wedgwoods’ would be understanding about his religious doubts, if he could not manage to conceal them.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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