understand
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“We didn’t understand what was happening,” one shaken Montenegran concertgoer said on Instagram during the outdoor show.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
To understand exactly how the sodium additives altered the material, researchers used advanced analysis techniques.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
I understand that the idea of going to multiple grocery stores in a single week may sound like the kind of advice given by someone who has never experienced modern exhaustion.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
“It is also something that we are studying to understand what size is appropriate.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
What I want to say is that these drawings seem too personal for a museum, something I could understand if he didn’t want the world to see.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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