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 Savannah Bananas really have internet virality figured out — even their face-plant errors do big numbers.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
There's relatively little debate among developers that the tools are or ought to be useful, but people are still figuring out what the best applications (and limits) are.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2025
Nor figured out how to revive morning or evening TV ratings.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Or, rather than sell them off, will New Par figure out a way to partner with Comcast and WB Discovery’s respective cable-centric spinoffs, Versant and Discovery Global?
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 July 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
There's relatively little debate among developers that the tools are or ought to be useful, but people are still figuring out what the best applications (and limits) are.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2025
Nor figured out how to revive morning or evening TV ratings.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Or, rather than sell them off, will New Par figure out a way to partner with Comcast and WB Discovery’s respective cable-centric spinoffs, Versant and Discovery Global?
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 July 2025
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But the next couple of years will ultimately be how Guerin is judged, starting with solving the Kaprizov extension and the Rossi saga.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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After being framed, Layla is given a deal to work with Elise in order to solve this mystery that could lead to a reaper cure.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
31 July 2025
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Rather than directing readers to the publisher’s site, AI tools increasingly answer questions directly, pulling in information from across the web and rephrasing it in natural language.—
Calum Chace,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Here are five key questions (plus a bonus one) that were asked and answered during the chat.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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As Beth, Louis-Dreyfus is filled with surface confidence and performs her writerly role with ease—until the smallest crack appears and her sense of self begins to quietly unravel.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Lucy Fry’s Rose, a woman haunted by trauma, ends up checking herself into an inn where reality seems to unravel, blurring the lines between past and present, and waking life and dreams.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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Meanwhile, excessive force settlements made up the largest number of lawsuits resolved, according to records.—
Kennedy Sessions,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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The Lake County Sheriff’s Office raided Dreamers last August and the suit was resolved in Deokaran’s favor in January after the arcade’s owners ended their lease.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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