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understanding

[uhn-der-stan-ding] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋ /






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If both sides can develop a common understanding of district finances, reaching a deal may be more likely.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

These findings provide a clearer picture of how ocean currents, atmospheric conditions, and shifting continents worked together to reshape Earth's climate, offering valuable context for understanding future changes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

It requires an understanding of how search behaviour is changing.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

If Charlottesville taught journalists to be wary of amplifying ideology, the current moment demands an understanding that, in an attention economy, amplification itself is the ideology.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

It gives you an understanding that is distinctly, wholly yours.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith