understand
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Example Sentences
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“And because I work in technology, I understand that this was an edge case.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
To better understand why reordering American life trumped creating shareholder value, consider a recent paper that calculated the compound returns for publicly listed companies from 1925 to 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
"It's also important to understand how these changes are affecting salmon indirectly through their predators, prey and pathogens."
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
"Some genuinely couldn't understand how it was happening."
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
“I understand there’s some kind of mix-up here?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing understand
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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