understand
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Herzl found Rothschild paternalistic and overly timid, “a decent, good-natured, faint-hearted man, who utterly fails to understand the matter,” as he wrote in his diary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Scientific visualization plays an important role in helping researchers understand complex information.
From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026
A village in Kent is home to what is thought to be the world's largest scale model of the solar system and beyond, created to help people understand the enormity of space.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“I understand how people in L.A. might feel about this stuff,” Kim said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The soldier glowers, mutters something in Japanese that Father Julien doesn’t understand, then takes the diary back and places it on a pile of confiscated materials.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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