understanding
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Data collected by Mars Express has significantly expanded scientists' understanding of Mars and its geological history.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
People believed it gave her a sense of understanding.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“It got to a place where, by high school, I had a pretty strong understanding of the basics of VFX compositing,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Corcoran added: “He has grown in confidence, and I think he’s grown in an understanding of his own power to get things done.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
He’d had such trouble understanding that when he was a little kid.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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