understanding
Example Sentences
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In making the documentary, Sam said those who he spoke to for research told him they felt "no one was understanding what was going on, especially their parents".
From BBC
In their world of Halloween town, she was the only resident who seemed to have an eye for beauty, and an understanding that the spirit of Christmas could not be duplicated.
From Los Angeles Times
The stories you choose to tell, and how you tell them, shape public perception, cultural understanding, and who gets to see themselves reflected on screen.
From Los Angeles Times
For the ancients, understanding was an end in itself.
They were never meant to, because the prevailing understanding is that content is primarily a feast for the eyes and shortened attention spans.
From Salon
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