understand
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A spokesperson for Contra Costa Health Plan said Medi-Cal health plans are not required by the state to track vision benefits and that it would take time to understand the data.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Once you understand the fears and motivations of undocumented immigrants, you realize that most of what’s said about them makes no sense.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
They note that the main culprit was a “catastrophically bad control-room design” where workers “were unable to understand what was going wrong.”
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
To better understand the star's history, the team combined their observations with data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Holding it in my hand, I finally understand what Mr. Harris was trying to tell me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
