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Critically huzzahed, festooned with Emmys, the 2023 first season of “Beef” told a story of road rage escalating to warfare and finally winding down to a sort of understanding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
As scientists work to improve predictions, accounting for interactions like this could be critical for understanding how quickly and how severely climate change will progress.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
The meal “was too short to convince each other, but long enough to get a better understanding of each other’s positions.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Thousands of children are being "set up to fail" because of a lack of understanding around dyscalculia - or "dyslexia of numbers", according to a North Yorkshire mum.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Kennedy had ordered the resumption of underground testing of H-bombs in September, and he wanted a better understanding of the dangers of fallout.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing understanding
Positive Words to Describe People, List 1
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