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comprehension

[kom-pri-hen-shuhn] / ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn ʃən /


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On the test that followed, comprehension improved for both groups, but it was highest for the group whose conversation included the bilingual form.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Yet the Chargers’ newest playcaller has been impressed with Slaughter’s comprehension and attention to detail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

But I find myself wondering why another moral issue, much closer to home and shocking almost beyond comprehension, isn’t getting much play on the campaign trail.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Sentencing him at Hull Crown Court, Judge Justice Hilliard told the former undertaker he had "caused anguish and pain on a scale beyond comprehension".

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

He watched as comprehension overtook her: it flooded her face, which grew pale and rigid.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

He may also be rushing through the text and not monitoring his own comprehensions.

From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2021

Reed and Wooten will be tasked with improving hitters’ comprehensions of technology-driven approaches and overseeing new catcher Jonathan Lucroy’s resurgence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

Neither beauty, physical characteristics nor other external qualifications will compensate for the absence of intellectual thought and clear and quick comprehensions.

From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by John H. Young

The servant of the “Gov’mint” nodded his comprehension––he nodded it volubly, with deep bows that would have done credit to a dancing master, lest his comprehensions seem in the least bit veiled with doubt.

From Once to Every Man by Anton Otto Fischer

By this thou canst measure and reach the reality and know for a certainty that the difference among the sects of the world is due to the difference of comprehensions.

From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá


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