understandable
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As the chart below shows, it’s understandable for investors to feel anxious.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
That said, the confusion is understandable, given the amount of hand-wringing over dating recessions and falling birth rates we regularly hear about.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Slot calmed understandable post-Klopp anxiety with his measured approach, but made key alterations that took away some of the thrilling chaos that preceded him to turn the title race into a procession.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
In an age of “nepo” accusations and internet dogpiles, it would be completely understandable for Grohl to feel anxious about her album’s reception.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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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