understand
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Example Sentences
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“Innovators are now trained to understand a small piece of the world around them,” says Brian Uzzi, a professor of leadership at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Dust storms and spinning dust devils sweep across the surface, continually reshaping the landscape and driving processes that scientists are only beginning to fully understand.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Glen Ger, 60, was more optimistic, saying the KMT would "let everyone know that public opinion isn't completely one-sided, so they can understand that people want peace".
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
"I understand the why, but I just don't understand how they're handling it."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
What I wanted was for Luc to be here so that I could try to understand what had made him do what he’d done.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
