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understanding

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






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What started as a technique to support human understanding in the face of increasingly complex tools became a way to replace human understanding.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“People are slapping the FDE title on sales engineering without really understanding how Palantir did FDE or why it worked so well.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Institutions such as the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum preserve specimens for decades, allowing new insights to emerge as scientific understanding evolves.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“My focus was on not understanding war and hatred and bigotry,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I nod, understanding by the earnest look in his eye that he’s very serious, and that me following through on my plans to apply to Sunridge is, for some reason, important to him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam