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understanding

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






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The findings could also improve our understanding of major geochemical cycles, particularly the long-term carbon cycle, which helps regulate Earth's climate by moving carbon between the surface and the planet's interior.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Acquisition targets all have a clear understanding of cultural marketing or the entertainment industry, the better to help Common Interest capitalize on brands’ interest in those arenas, Freedman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Published in Science Advances, the findings provide new insights into primate brain evolution and could eventually improve our understanding of human brain development disorders.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Gemma says the support from management within the team was "phenomenal" and "even the firefighters on the ground were understanding how stretched we were in the control room".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

It outraged him that the people who got credit for higher understanding were those who spent the most time currying favor with the media.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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