understand
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These were simple concepts to understand, but unbeknown to almost everybody for generations, they might have been flawed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
That makes it important for investors to understand any potential AI bottlenecks.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
I think if you start to like this building in one corner or in another, or you get lost, you start to understand what it is all about.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Run the numbers, or have an adviser do it, and understand what delaying actually buys.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
“You tried, this time. But remember—you have no cards except the three for you, Opa, and Tante Betsie. There is no underground activity here, you don’t understand what they’re talking about. . . .”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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