understand
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The problem Ms. Lane raises thus also persists: “How can we understand homeschooling on a national level when it is a practice first and foremost characterized by family privacy?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"However, as long as everyone keeps asking the 'why' at such an expensive price point, then we will hopefully understand the motive more at some stage."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Before you make any investment, make sure you understand exactly how the expenses work and when any waivers might be lifted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Titanic” made audiences understand why historic catastrophes are also intimate tragedies.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Because only the Hollanders could understand the Dutch text, we would translate aloud in German.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The BBC understands these plates will be flat and not curved.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
According to veteran observers of Israeli politics, Mr. Netanyahu understands that these policies are unpopular.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He presents himself not as a political press secretary but as the experienced operator who understands what federal agents need and how immigration enforcement must work.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Now there are rules... laws that protect us. Maybe the maramba understands that, so they do not bother us too much anymore."
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
I’ve told her about Mr. Terupt many times, so I know she understands how special he is.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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But Gabelli said the stock price had been held back because “given the newness of this company, it is not understood by the market.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
It is understood both gatherings were organised to commemorate two young men who had died.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Certainly from the Classical Period — that is, roughly the time of Pericles and Socrates — Greeks understood the Homeric poems as their founding myths.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Some of those host proteins previously had poorly understood functions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Tom Kane understood that great deeds, talents, or discoveries do not create celebrity, media attention does.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Paramount must not “directly or indirectly ... enter into any agreement or understanding with Universal to jointly co-distribute films” in the European countries for 10 years, the commission said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
European regulators said in a statement that for a period of 10 years, Paramount should also not directly or indirectly "enter into any agreement or understanding with Universal to jointly co-distribute films in the EEA".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Crude-oil prices jumped above $95 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since June 10, before the U.S. and Iran signed their memorandum of understanding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Kaylee helped to improve understanding, challenge misconceptions, and prove there are no limits to what people who are deaf or have hearing loss can achieve."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
According to the internet, this means understanding who your customers are and why they need your business.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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