well-understood
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Some peptides, like insulin or GLP-1, are well-studied and the risks and benefits of lab-created versions well-understood.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Insider misuse of nonpublic information is a well-understood category of misconduct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
"This is a novel idea in planetary science, inspired by a well-understood idea in Earth science," said Austin Green, lead author and postdoctoral researcher at Virginia Tech.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026
As customers “derive value from well-understood business cases, they’ll continue to invest in more innovation as we pour on the R&D,” McDermott said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
Pitch information is one of the most significant and most well-understood aspects of the musical brain.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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