understand
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“Everybody understand how the game is going to be played?” she said one morning on some evidence-handling instructions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Keenan wanted to understand more about his memories of being in a coma, so the BBC arranged for him to meet consultant clinical psychologist Pieter du Toit, who is clinical director of the charity Brainkind.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Health insurance is the single biggest expense most laid-off households are unprepared for, and the time to understand your options is before you need them, not after.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
"Still, markets understand the difference between stabilization and resolution. This summit feels less like a peace treaty and more like engineers reinforcing a suspension bridge during a storm," Innes said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
But then I began to understand that she wasn’t judging me.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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