understandable
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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
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
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
—Now it’s perfectly understandable that Andrew is having a difficult time adjusting to Robert’s death.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
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