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understanding

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






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"Fully assembled, life-size replicas become a blueprint for better understanding the dynamic animals that creatures like Deinosuchus really were."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

"Building your knowledge to give you a good understanding of how you can change policy for the better is really important, and I think Harry is someone who does that."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The meal “was too short to convince each other, but long enough to get a better understanding of each other’s positions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“I would really want the benefit of understanding what the judges think about the issue.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

“That means understanding who you are first, and then from there, you can look in two directions: where you’re going and where you come from.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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