understandable
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While that is understandable, it’s also unfair to GE’s prospects as a business.
From Barron's • May 7, 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
If you have a sense of deja vu, it’s understandable.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
The frustration from supporters is understandable, given Chelsea have now lost their past four Premier League games without scoring - their joint-longest run since November 1912.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
There was the perfectly understandable fear of being exposed as a fraud, and then there was the deeper fear that my students might hate me.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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