understand
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Instead, these courts need to read the justices’ minds and understand what they’re really saying, which is that it’s all gone.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Investors these days are either indirectly or directly invested in AI, he said, “or it’s a threat. So you have to understand it.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The pattern day-trading rule is going away on June 4, but retail investors should understand the risks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Nancy, from Bala, was shocked by the research, adding she could not understand how young people could afford that many as she only had takeaways once or twice a month.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
I could tell no one because it was too terrible, because no one would understand.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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