understand
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In the case of the Andes hantavirus strain, there’s still a lot to learn to understand how the virus spreads.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
In tears, she blurted: “How can you say that? Do you understand what’s going on? I would do anything to get cured.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Ralph coauthored a scientific paper that sought to understand specifically why 2010-11, 2016-17 and 2022-23 were very wet years in California despite the existence of La Niña.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Their findings, published in Nature, reveal a common feature shared by these mysterious particles and could help scientists better understand their origins.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
I could tell no one because it was too terrible, because no one would understand.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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