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understanding

[uhn-der-stan-ding] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋ /






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She added: "A number of roads are closed while investigations continue and we'd thank people for their understanding."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

"With these works, we've now opened the door to improving our understanding of the fundamental properties of the quantum world and it's very exciting to see where theoretical and experimental physics take us from here."

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

While the colloquial understanding of an MTS is an AI researcher at a lab, it’s increasingly become a “catch-all” label at the intersection of AI and engineering, according to Clark.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

“I think they view us as truly political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do. I would say that’s the main difficulty,” he said.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

“It’s no secret that Tyran resents me. I assume he was upset when he found out that Nic found the Msaidizi instead of him. It’s my understanding that he wanted to search for it?”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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