understandable
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David Phillips said this is perhaps understandable when parties are seeking votes.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
One of the WNBA’s founding franchises, the failure-ridden Sparks enter the league’s 30th season attempting to break a five-year playoff drought with an understandable yet unremarkable game plan.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
It's understandable that you're feeling a mix of emotions right now, especially with everything going on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Not paying off your student loans can be an understandable temptation, especially when you’re facing what feels like an insurmountable amount of debt.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
The instant of dismissal we would mob the door of Barracks 8, stepping on each others’ heels in our eagerness to get inside, to shrink the world back to understandable proportions.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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