understand
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He still doesn’t understand why his customers buy from eBay at those prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
"The more we can understand about cell death and what happens to cells after they die, the better we can understand disease pathologies and find new treatments," Stephanie said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
Anyone who wants to drive housing affordability, or understand where the housing market is headed, should pay attention not just to state legislatures.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
I don’t understand how so much could go on taxes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
The fox and the rat stared at each other, Clare trying to understand what was going on, Nine trying to gauge how much Clare was understanding.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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