understandable
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It’s understandable for investors to worry about selling their chip holdings too soon, but they should think of it as “trimming” rather than getting out.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
There is understandable concern about an explosion as one of the possible outcomes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Nonetheless, even if there is an understandable post-earnings dip, it would be wrong to assume that Casey’s run is done.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
We regret having to relate such details, but it is crucial to remember when the understandable human impulse is to forget such horrors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
I’d never even heard of it, which was perhaps understandable as it was about four hundred miles from where I lived.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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