understood

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“Moving from commentary to real impact in how this technology is distributed and understood globally is incredibly important to us,” Hays said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Director Elia Kazan was drawn to both playwrights because he understood that they were as interested in the stories of individual Americans as they were in the larger tale of America itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

This is understood to be unrelated to the investigation, and he is still in the Navy.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

By that point, lawmakers appear to have understood this provision to cover the children of all immigrants no matter their parents’ status.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“You know we’ve never understood why we had so much freedom in the big room,” she said.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom