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understanding

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






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Goldin specifically chose to target museums and art institutions that featured her photographs, understanding that her message had all the more sway because of her status as a member of their collections.

From Salon

But Eaton just wanted to get a practical understanding of how it worked to resolve the case, Friedman said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking outside the crematorium, she said: "I buried my daughter's ashes here in 1989 on the understanding I could one day go in with her."

From BBC

Congress gradually has expanded its understanding of national defense beyond U.S. military preparedness, the report noted.

From MarketWatch

Our understanding of time as a one-directional flow of moments is central to how we perceive the world.

From The Wall Street Journal