understand
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Example Sentences
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Anna said the breakdown of her daughter's adoption was something she was "trying desperately to avoid" but said she could understand how, without support, it could happen.
From BBC
Russell, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said the heads of the world's biggest AI companies understand the dangers posed by super-intelligent systems that could one day overpower humans.
From Barron's
He uses stock charts External link and market history to understand investor sentiment.
From Barron's
Its goal is to create a real world research laboratory to better understand marine hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis in the central Mediterranean.
From Science Daily
These receptors are common drug targets because they are well understood and often respond to medications that can be produced at lower cost and taken in pill form.
From Science Daily
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