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Suddenly, candles were more a necessity than a luxury, and Sparta leaped into action to figure out how to donate their products to families in need.
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Mary Ramsey
updated December 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Interspersed with this narrative is Jack in the future (played by Sean Penn), still affected by his childhood and struggling to figure out his purpose.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
That menopause is a mystery up to every woman to figure out on her own (thanks to Generation X, that’s no longer true).
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 25 Dec. 2025
New York City police are trying to figure out what caused a garbage truck to lose control and set off a chain reaction that left a woman dead and three other people injured.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Mary Ramsey
updated December 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Interspersed with this narrative is Jack in the future (played by Sean Penn), still affected by his childhood and struggling to figure out his purpose.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
That menopause is a mystery up to every woman to figure out on her own (thanks to Generation X, that’s no longer true).
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 25 Dec. 2025
New York City police are trying to figure out what caused a garbage truck to lose control and set off a chain reaction that left a woman dead and three other people injured.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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