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understanding

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






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He can’t manage to get through it without several outbursts insulting the judge, but the trial is the first time in “I Swear” when we see John and his advocates achieve a breakthrough in understanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“While the statements may be accurate in a certain context, beneficiaries might not be understanding that it’s only a limited context.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The partnership will see both sides seek to cooperate on areas from minerals exploration and extraction to recycling under a memorandum of understanding signed by EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic and U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Such a discovery has the potential to reshape our understanding of gravity, dark energy, and the fundamental workings of the Universe.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

I tried offering an understanding smile, but my face probably looked like some mashed-up combo of anger-sadness-disgust.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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