understand
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Still, she said, “the mayor must understand that Hollywood needs to be made a priority and to find and create inspired thinking to make things easier and cheaper.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
The discovery offers a rare direct look at one of the largest structures in existence and could help researchers better understand how galaxies grow and evolve over cosmic time.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
"We have to listen to women's stories and understand what is happening in the context of their hormones."
From BBC • May 16, 2026
“This was a case where Mitch wasn’t confused, he just didn’t understand why he was being asked to do something when it was too late, and people were wrapping up to leave.”
From Slate • May 16, 2026
“You and Nate don’t understand him like I do, and I suck at explaining things properly. I always end up making things sound worse than they are.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing understand
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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