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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The next wave of category winners in AI will be the companies that solved the vivid dreams problem in their domain, the ones who figured out which parts of the experience must be real and built infrastructure that holds.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
That’s why books like this feel like a good fit for a Scientific American reader—that concept of having an idea and stress-testing it and figuring out what would happen.
—Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
But the skill of figuring out what to produce in the first place will grow in importance, as will the value of having good judgement about quality.
—Benjamin Todd, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Employees have figured out how to wring out every possible day of a standard PTO bank.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 May 2026
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
That’s why books like this feel like a good fit for a Scientific American reader—that concept of having an idea and stress-testing it and figuring out what would happen.
—Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
But the skill of figuring out what to produce in the first place will grow in importance, as will the value of having good judgement about quality.
—Benjamin Todd, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Employees have figured out how to wring out every possible day of a standard PTO bank.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 May 2026
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November 22 – December 21 A small system could suddenly solve more than expected today.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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Fifty-one years later, Three Days of the Condor offers business leaders lessons in individual resilience, creative problem solving in chaos and the value of transparency under pressure.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Dispatchers were able to answer 43 calls, Large said, and the rest rolled to backup dispatch centers in surrounding counties.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Paintsil staked the Galaxy to a 1-0 lead with an unassisted score in the 30th minute and Santos answered in the 41st with assists from Jack McGlynn — his fourth — and defender Antônio Carlos — his first.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Now that the deal has unraveled, eyes are also on the future.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Returning to the treacherous halls of Reagan High, Jawbreaker The Musical is described as a high-gloss teen thriller that follows the rise—and unraveling—of a ruthless clique of teenage girls whose reign of power takes a deadly turn.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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The racial and gender discrimination claims were dismissed, but Rogers and TCC were ordered to go through mediation to resolve the religious discrimination claim.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Episode 2 of the first series sees a huge misunderstanding on the phone cause Gavin to have to drive to Wales to resolve his relationship.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20out. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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