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understanding

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






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User-friendly design can save lives by allowing for legibility and shared understanding, making it safer to run nuclear power plants, air traffic control towers, and robotic surgical systems.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

‘People are slapping the FDE title on sales engineering without really understanding how Palantir did FDE or why it worked so well.’

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

“My focus was on not understanding war and hatred and bigotry,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Each new species adds to scientists' understanding of biodiversity, especially in groups like termites, which include only about 3,000 known species worldwide.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s when she says that, that a new understanding of my reality creeps into place — one that I know Dad wouldn’t want me to know about.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam