understand
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My husband plans to sell the house as soon as possible, but we understand that it will need to go through probate first.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
True to the blues, jazz musicians understand and deal with the hard facts of life in a very practical way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Stories like this are cropping up more frequently now that major studios are coming to understand that viewers want original stories from new voices.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
I’m also working to understand how another culture sees me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“You tried, this time. But remember—you have no cards except the three for you, Opa, and Tante Betsie. There is no underground activity here, you don’t understand what they’re talking about. . . .”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
It’s important that the cosigner understands how the loan could affect their own credit and make it more difficult for them to get favorable terms for other loans.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
"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
BBC Scotland News understands that the passenger's luggage was still onboard and his bed had not been slept in.
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
In his worldview, as Farmer understands it, people turn themselves into animals for shifty reasons, or else local sorcerers turn them into animals as punishment, or simply for food.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
“Acting involved pretending to be other people, whose own emotional states —such as she understood them — could preoccupy her for a time,” writes Cusk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Martin Green, the director of the Eurovision Song Contest, told AFP the organisation regrets the decision, but understood and respected the choice.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Mold can cause different reactions in different people, and how it has the impacts it does isn’t completely understood, said Mark Mendell, former air pollution research specialist at the California Department of Public Health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Among the key specimens on display is a miniature model of a Crystal Palace dinosaur, alongside other objects that show how early scientists and artists understood the prehistoric world.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Handing the trap back to me, Mama sighed and said, “Well, between your father and your grandpa, it looks like I can’t say ‘No.’ But, Jay Berry, there’s one thing I want understood.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Just as important as hunting for a low interest rate is understanding whether the rate is fixed or variable.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Brookings review also noted that an important question for Treasurys was understanding “whether or not new demand from stablecoins would be stable or volatile” when determining “the optimal debt maturity structure.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
She suggests students have no understanding or appreciation for costs due to elaborate menu plans and other campus “benefits” that are accessible without “ever reaching for a wallet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"We would like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding during today's disruption."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Well, whatever,” Michael muttered, barely understanding a word Ridge had said.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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