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To understand the depth of this history, one need only to read Sondheimer’s first story for the Times in 1997.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The watchdog said on Saturday that "at this early stage, we understand Cleveland Police sighted a suspicious vehicle and a pursuit began."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
If so, the same mechanism that may explain fading rpTDE flares could also help astronomers understand some of the unusual stellar populations surrounding the black hole in what Coughlin calls "our own cosmological backyard."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
I also understand the comfort of the familiar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“When are you going to understand that you can’t make something out of nothing? You need to learn to stop watering dead things.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
"Aura is a lifestyle" that "almost no one understands," said the organizer of an upcoming battle in Buenos Aires.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
It was felt, BBC Sport understands, that players would be left fielding questions they simply didn't know the answers to.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Despite his disappointment, Abdul-Mateen said in his Vanity Fair interview that he understands “business and life move on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has convened several task forces, including one to examine how the Fed understands and responds to inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
And Khalid nods, like he understands what that means.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
New York's Madison Square Garden is understood to be Sela's preference so that the fight - which will be broadcast on Netflix - can cater for American audiences.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
He loved this club - it was very clear since the beginning for me - but I understood that probably the outcome was going to be what it has been at the end.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is as if she had been wrested away by a natural force, scarcely understood, but so powerful that it stays the hands raised by the putti, who seem to want to oppose Zeus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Lupus, for example, can affect as many as nine women for every one man, yet the genetic factors behind this striking difference have remained poorly understood.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
He understood now how difficult it must have been for Pili to choose.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
"This discovery has crucial implications for our understanding of the early universe," said Leja, who is also affiliated with The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
All the introverted Tucker had to do was be his normal self with the understanding that no one expected him to live up to that Ohtani-type contract, that Juan Soto-esque dough, that Aaron Judge-level cheddar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
"Jeffries clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings to adjudicate his criminal charges."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The same goes for knowing to shop around for car insurance, understanding cash inflows and outflows so they don’t spend more than they earn, and choosing to invest money wisely to meet their goals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
I want to freeze it in time: us, here together, connected by an unbreakable understanding and more love than I have ever felt for this gentle, frail, strong old lady.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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