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understanding

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






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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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