understood
adjective
un·der·stood
ˌən-dər-ˈstu̇d 
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From day one, Garcia and his wife, Therese, set out to redefine what a personal injury law firm could feel like—one where clients feel safe, understood, and supported through every step of the process.
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Ethan Stone, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
But precisely how this reheating step would have occurred wasn’t well-understood, says Vahid Kamali, a visiting professor at McGill University and an associate professor at Bu-Ali Sina University in Iran, who studies early-universe cosmology and wasn’t involved in the new research.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
Lastly, crypto currency is still an unregulated, not-well understood currency for most people.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s an understood language of action that marries really close-up, sharp inserts, the propulsion of rapid editing, wham-bam sound effects, and visual carnage to create excitement.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Stone, USA Today, 23 Jan. 2026
But precisely how this reheating step would have occurred wasn’t well-understood, says Vahid Kamali, a visiting professor at McGill University and an associate professor at Bu-Ali Sina University in Iran, who studies early-universe cosmology and wasn’t involved in the new research.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
Lastly, crypto currency is still an unregulated, not-well understood currency for most people.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s an understood language of action that marries really close-up, sharp inserts, the propulsion of rapid editing, wham-bam sound effects, and visual carnage to create excitement.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2025
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understood
adjective
un·der·stood
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