understand
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"We must show we understand the scale of change the moment calls for - that means bringing our best players into Parliament," she said.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
But we don’t understand the long-term consequences of many psychiatric drugs, particularly on young brains.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The results could help researchers improve climate models and better understand how ongoing climate change may affect the future.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
“I think both countries understand that it is in neither one of our interests to see anything destabilizing happen in that part of the world,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Katrien and Annaliese could not understand any more than I could Peter’s deliberately doing something that would attract the attention of the authorities.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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