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understandable

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




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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

It is understandable that investors are hypersensitive to future risks for Visa.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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 you have a sense of deja vu, it’s understandable.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

His error was understandable, because all the societies with which he would have been acquainted—Greek societies of the fourth century B.C.—were states.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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