understandably
adverb
un·der·stand·ably
ˌən-dər-ˈstan-də-blē 
: as can be easily understood : for understandable reasons
is understandably nervous
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Serious scientists are understandably dismayed about the damage that Kennedy and Trump could do to the nation’s public health infrastructure — indeed, to public health itself.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
With devastation caused by recent storms like Helene and Milton, tropical systems understandably grab our attention.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
But Farrow is made of milder material and was understandably nervous about the grueling commitment.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Instead, many young Tunisians understandably see migrating elsewhere as a better solution.
—Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
With devastation caused by recent storms like Helene and Milton, tropical systems understandably grab our attention.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
But Farrow is made of milder material and was understandably nervous about the grueling commitment.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Instead, many young Tunisians understandably see migrating elsewhere as a better solution.
—Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Understandably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understandably. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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