understandable
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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 was understandable that law enforcement could make contradictory public statements in the heat of such a high-profile investigation, Lesko said.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
If the goal is purely competitive success, the current trajectory is understandable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
If you have a sense of deja vu, it’s understandable.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Milton no longer had any brain waves, so it was understandable why, hovering in the Cadillac, he might have forgotten that the Zebra Room had burned down long ago.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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