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The general public doesn’t have “a perfect understanding of the link between deficits and the economy,” but “at some level people do understand the connection,” Goldwein added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
One final bit of geekery that can help us understand whether bond yields are up for good reasons or bad is what happens to stocks when yields rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
That difference has made Spirostomum especially interesting to researchers who want to understand the machinery that makes its extreme speed possible.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
He’s betting that as more people understand what’s at stake, they will keep showing up — even if they are planting trees for a future he’ll never see.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The soldier glowers, mutters something in Japanese that Father Julien doesn’t understand, then takes the diary back and places it on a pile of confiscated materials.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Doug Jamieson, of The Jam Report, external, awarded four stars and said Cregger "understands adaptation as translation rather than imitation".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The company hopes the community understands how hard it has tried to limit the damage from this disaster, Lehmkuhl said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He cares tremendously about humanity and understands that an insolvent U.S. can’t solve our problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
As a mother herself, she understands the value of relief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
No one understands her tough little heart, her courage.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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Mawarire understood this because he had walked the walk.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
The defection needed the group's approval and some Plaid MSs wanted assurances that Cooper-Lesadd fully understood what it meant to be a Plaid Cymru member.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
I understood that it was not culturally acceptable in Russia to confront an older person of authority, so I steeled myself.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
But the Arizonan understood that the fight goes on, and his ideas are eternally relevant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It sounded like "Tattoo," but his mom understood, and she clapped her hands and called, "Myron! Anastasia! Come quickly!"
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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A better understanding of BFAs could eventually contribute to methods for managing cat urine odor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“To the degree that Republican candidates are distancing themselves, they’re understanding that they’re actually appealing to newer electorates,” Peterson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
We're in a very privileged position, and it's understanding that privilege and what goes along with it.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“The hard part of a long-distance relationship is there is a component of fantasy that could creep in that clouds understanding of the relationship or what is going on,” Bobby says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Once upon a time, when he’d been a good student at school, he’d been an expert at grammar, understanding when to use that or which or who or whom.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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