understandable
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But if Iranian leaders judge that a controlled confrontation could offer greater strategic leverage, the decision becomes more understandable.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
While this decision was understandable, given that many of the early beneficiaries had fought in World War I and endured the Great Depression, it did not come for free.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
It was perfectly understandable when Jackson Koivun felt a bit jittery on the final hole of the PGA Tour’s 3M Open on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"These labels will provide an immediately understandable and easily scalable approach to transparency."
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind, the focus of our understandable and rightful dread of being inferior; official censors, judges, and executors.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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