understanding
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“As I think about this emerging world, we can help people have a better understanding of what the expectations are and what they might experience.”
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
I think it takes understanding skill and proportion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
But even those trips resulted in extremely limited understanding of the people.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Older children, usually from seven upwards, can feel isolated or "quite jealous" of peers who haven't experienced loss, and grief can deepen as understanding grows, Sadie added.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Draw you in, make you say something caring and understanding, then punch you on the arm and tell you what an idiot you are for falling for it.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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