understand
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"We understand that the existence of these listings, even temporarily, will be concerning to you," Chief Executive Professor Sir Rory Collins said in a message to participants.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
To that, Cronenberg says, “My father was a stamp collector so I certainly understand the idea of collecting a rare object. Humans are strange. What can I say?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
These systems are — as has been extensively and embarrassingly documented — prone to generating fabricated citations, misreading evidentiary context and issuing confident-sounding verdicts about matters they fundamentally do not understand.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
I understand every grubby, rotten impulse of the bereaved.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
She pauses, quietly urging me to hear what she’s trying to make me understand.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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