understand
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“I fail to understand why anybody in airport bars is serving people at five or six o’clock in the morning,” he told British newspaper the Times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
However, researchers have long struggled to understand how two growing protostars can move close enough together to become a binary pair within such a short period of time.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
"But to put yourself in that danger - I don't understand... and we just need the answers for it."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“It’s going to be an all hands on deck situation to understand, assess and plan the recovery,” the garden’s Schneider said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Clare sighed, knowing it was something he’d never understand.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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