understanding
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Researchers hope that understanding how proteins like HSL regulate fat cell health could eventually lead to more targeted therapies for metabolic disease.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
“I had been under this societal understanding that hierarchical love, placing one partner above everything else, was the ultimate romantic expression. I could name hundreds of movies that brought that up,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
It’s about understanding that that the removal of a single despised figurehead isn’t enough.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Ms. Nović’s habit of jumping from her life story at one age to another and then back again muddies the timeline as well as the reader’s understanding of what happened when.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
It’s not like our other friends bust him for the way he is, but I can tell they’re not as understanding as I am.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing understanding
Positive Words to Describe People, List 1
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