understanding
Example Sentences
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Ferrer compared the current state of public understanding to the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
From Los Angeles Times
The researchers suggest that understanding the physical forces inside follicles could help scientists design treatments that target both the mechanical and biochemical environment of the follicle.
From Science Daily
Goldin specifically chose to target museums and art institutions that featured her photographs, understanding that her message had all the more sway because of her status as a member of their collections.
From Salon
But Eaton just wanted to get a practical understanding of how it worked to resolve the case, Friedman said.
Speaking outside the crematorium, she said: "I buried my daughter's ashes here in 1989 on the understanding I could one day go in with her."
From BBC
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