understood

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For the past two decades, their entire careers have played out in parallel, their greatness most easily understood in comparison to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“Within technology, semis and memory-related hardware stocks have had the best earnings revisions by far, but that is well understood by markets,” he adds.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

It is understood that the MoD's position is that the £6.1bn discrepancy relates to how funds paid over the past 15 years should be accounted for now.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Exhibits covering bugs and plants, now understood to be a crucial part of the Ice Age ecosystem, are currently limited to two small wall displays last updated in the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Today, it is well understood that the disease is not highly contagious; therefore there is no reason to isolate anyone.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly