understand
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Pat Austin, Director of fuel poverty charity National Energy Action Northern Ireland, said the meters can deliver benefits for households by "helping people better understand their energy use and avoid estimated bills".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The underlying logic is always the same: Find the structural gap, understand why it exists, and build first.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
“I don’t understand this,” Mueller said of the suggested sentence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
“But many clients still do not understand every fee. The advisory fee is usually the one people know about. The fees that get missed are often layered underneath it.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
“There is no need to apologize for the lantern; I understand the streetlights are dimmed to protect the city from German planes.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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