understood

Example Sentences

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That year, a customer understood to be Amazon—which comprised half its annual sales at the time—drastically pulled back orders.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Moving from commentary to real impact in how this technology is distributed and understood globally is incredibly important to us,” Hays said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

That has been understood to mean that people within the United States are subject to the laws here, except for foreign diplomats and, for a time, Native Americans who lived on tribal reservations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

By that point, lawmakers appear to have understood this provision to cover the children of all immigrants no matter their parents’ status.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

I wanted to show that I understood the seriousness of the matter and appreciated that I was the one he’d chosen to confide in.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse