understand
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Store-count milestones are easy for investors to understand and often produce strong valuation narratives, especially when companies position themselves as long-term consumer penetration stories in China’s smaller cities.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Impacciatore: A couple of days ago I was fighting with my boyfriend and it was a very bad fight and I really wanted him to understand my reasons.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Following all serious crashes, the teams "debrief immediately afterwards", she said, because it was "important we understand any learning from those incidents and what we can take into our future planning".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
If he passes away, I understand she is included in his will.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
“When are you going to understand that you can’t make something out of nothing? You need to learn to stop watering dead things.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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