understand
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In an under-reported story, the GI Rights hotline, which helps service members understand their rights to discharge and responds to other concerns, has seen a large increase in calls.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
A party spokesman said: "Sky-high business rates and parking charges imposed by local authorities that don't understand business is crippling the great British High Street."
From BBC • May 2, 2026
“After a while, they understand they have very little chance to score,” Collet said of the 17-year-old Wembanyama’s opponents.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
In this study, researchers set out to better understand how astrocytes change with age and how those changes are linked to Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
“I could not understand how anyone would pass up on pillowcases full of candy for a party where she thought she might see a boy she already saw every day at school,” Avery says.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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