understanding

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Chesterton was raised in a high-minded Unitarianism whose morals he approved but whose understanding of God he found too thin to support the changes that he, as a man of the left, wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"Our new engagement strategy aims to increase understanding and enable participation in the work of the assembly, including bringing more people to Parliament Buildings," it added.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It really shifted when marketers started understanding that they need to actually know what they’re paying for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

For his last album, “Hardstone Psycho,” Don Toliver delivered a grungey understanding of biker culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

And with that thought, with that small understanding, came the desire to learn, to know more not just about wolves but about all things in the woods.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen