understanding
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Drug approval, product safety, and nuclear oversight require regulators to have a detailed understanding of hazards and mitigations beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
He said he thinks the documentary will "give people a bit more of an understanding actually what they do in the probation service, and what their aim is really".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
But there is now a growing understanding that genetics also play a role in how well these therapies work.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
It wasn’t until I went to college that I started understanding that I had my own brain.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
I look up at Emma, expecting to see understanding or compassion.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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