understanding
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What would it feel like to spend a life understanding that your desire makes you contagious, as Hank does?
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
Unwelcome as COVID’s emergence was, the sheer scale of its spread has vastly deepened science’s understanding of the ways that viruses can continue to affect a human body long after the initial illness has passed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
Parents of a four-day-old baby who died following multiple failings during his birth four years ago say they are no closer to understanding what happened.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
"The conversation focused on the situation surrounding the memorandum of understanding being drafted between the United States and Iran," Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
Like he was close to understanding everything, and yet everything was taking too long to reveal itself.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Vocabulary lists containing understanding
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