understanding
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“This is all to convey the consequences of Bear — and men as a whole — not understanding that love and romance aren’t the same thing,” one might say.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
She must, she writes, “sort through all that’s happened—for my own understanding, and for the sake of history.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
But understanding that my body is still my body, and our production I don’t think was particularly interested in doing huge physical transformations in terms of prosthetics or things like that.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
"As part of that training, there is an element of understanding there is a history of racism, that is part of the training."
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
It gives you an understanding that is distinctly, wholly yours.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing understanding
Positive Words to Describe People, List 1
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