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Meanings of understand why in English

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Usage of understand why in English
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Future research needs to understand why and develop interventions to reduce LVC.
Pubmed
2
I cannot understand why; his day was done four hundred years ago.
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
3
I didn't understand why our premiums would go up year after year.
Reuters
4
On this form you could understand why the question was being asked.
The Guardian
5
No one can quite understand why, but there are possible reasons aplenty.
The Irish Times
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I cannot understand why this problem has been ignored for so long.
The Irish Times
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Now they want more information and I don't understand why, she said.
Radio NZ
8
You do understand why you were wrong to speak so, I hope.
His Majesty’s Dragon
9
At the time I couldn't understand why this might be a problem.
The Irish Times
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On one level, you can understand why they still get the question.
Wired
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I don't understand why Rex thought I'd know where Constanza's house is.
Touching darkness
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It's easy to understand why coffee professionals often call brewing a journey.
Wired
13
It's hard to understand why they brought this case to begin with.
The Guardian
14
Every time Doherty speaks, you can understand why people would vote SF.
The Irish Times
15
Mr Puelua said he could not understand why and how it happened.
Radio NZ
16
I could understand why the Swiss had no lead in their water.
Alpine for You
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