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Awareness or knowledge of something.

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cognizance

The panel took cognizance of the concerns raised by residents.

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A student tried to comprehend a short play's final decision by tracing the promises its characters had made in earlier scenes. Another reader began to perceive the final pause as uncertainty rather than defiance after noticing the actor's repeated glances toward an unopened letter. The seminar leader took cognizance of a missing page that could affect both interpretations before asking for final conclusions.

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