as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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This immersive musical stage show brings the most devilish foes into our world to figure out, once and for all, who is the most misunderstood.
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Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 21 May 2025
There’s also the question of performance tracking—many agencies are still figuring out how to measure the ROI of interactive avatar campaigns.
—Jiajun Lu, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Along with housing a new punter and the kicking competition, the unit is still figuring out its returner options.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
Consequently, many scholars believed that the latest chapter of the human saga revolved around cultural changes rather than biological ones—figuring out more reliable means of obtaining food instead of changing our digestive or metabolic systems, for instance.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 21 May 2025
There’s also the question of performance tracking—many agencies are still figuring out how to measure the ROI of interactive avatar campaigns.
—Jiajun Lu, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Along with housing a new punter and the kicking competition, the unit is still figuring out its returner options.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
Consequently, many scholars believed that the latest chapter of the human saga revolved around cultural changes rather than biological ones—figuring out more reliable means of obtaining food instead of changing our digestive or metabolic systems, for instance.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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Instead, Kit and Sam use their knowledge of the animal kingdom to solve problems in different animal communities.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
20 May 2025
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Already, the technology has shown its capacity to solve complex problems, optimize processes and inform enhanced decision-making.—
Chris Brown,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Los Angeles has plenty of questions to answer about the future of the roster, and the front office will be very busy.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Perhaps a two-week stay in a hospital or rehab facility – with plenty of time to watch and think – would answer this big question: Tell me again; what, exactly, is wrong with immigration?—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But things quickly take a dark turn with the planet seeming to unravel.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Trump’s entire economic agenda is contingent on the tax and spending bill’s passage at the same time the bill’s passage could trigger bond market vigilantes to unravel Trump’s entire economic agenda.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Increasingly, all of this data can be collected and resolved within a client’s organization (or in combination with partners) to facilitate greater control while opening up new opportunities in co-marketing and personalization, Camoosa says.—
Acxiom Contributor,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The primary issue for those users is security, and this has now been resolved for Microsoft 365 apps.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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