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understanding

[uhn-der-stan-ding] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋ /






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"Tim Goudge and his team continue to be leaders in the field, making groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of Mars' planetary surface and hydrologic processes," he said.

From Science Daily

Her understanding of how Western culture affected Vietnam after the war, however, had to be framed through the North and its capital, Hanoi.

From Salon

Cook's understanding of people began long before boxing.

From BBC

Wall Street investors will be focused on understanding how the change in leadership will impact monetary policy moving forward.

From BBC

The bottom-up understanding of the manager, strategy, and risk you’re taking and how that risk relates to other risks in your portfolio, is hugely important.

From Barron's