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understandable

[uhn-der-stan-duh-buhl] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl /




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This reluctance to respond publicly is understandable, but it’s also depriving us of a critical perspective from the very people this affects.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

That, combined with his understandable nervousness, caused him to short-arm his first fastball, which sailed at Cey’s head, sending him sprawling into the dirt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Lord Richard Hermer, the attorney general and one of the most senior Jewish politicians in the country, tells the BBC: "The fear in my community is palpable, and understandable."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

If the goal is purely competitive success, the current trajectory is understandable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The instant of dismissal we would mob the door of Barracks 8, stepping on each others’ heels in our eagerness to get inside, to shrink the world back to understandable proportions.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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