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understandable

[uhn-der-stan-duh-buhl] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl /




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With shares trading at 98 times projected 12-month earnings, the caution is understandable.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

That’s understandable, but you need to let that go and be the most openhearted and, yes, open-minded friend you can be.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

It is completely understandable to raise concerns about a tattoo associated with the Nazi secret police; nobody should be regarded as a pedant for doing so.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

At the same time, Wilmers thinks it is understandable that millennials would be frustrated that their incomes haven’t been keeping pace with GDP per capita.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

There was the perfectly understandable fear of being exposed as a fraud, and then there was the deeper fear that my students might hate me.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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