as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time
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Jim sharpened his skills for over 40 years, solving challenges in production facilities worldwide and innovating in equipment design and operation.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
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Leadership should prioritize solving Boynton Beach’s existing problems — like affordable housing, traffic congestion and public safety — before taking on new ones.—
Dominick Vargas,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2025
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While many of the President’s supporters are cheering him on, some legal experts see a constitutional crisis unfolding, as many of Trump’s moves raise urgent legal and constitutional questions that could take years to fully unravel.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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The story follows a musician plagued by insomnia who is pulled into an odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Naperville Sun asked each of the candidates running for the Naperville City Council in the April 1, 2025, election to complete a biographical form and to answer questions about four issues facing the city.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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To answer those questions, Holst gathered an international team of researchers.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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Despite his lack of 3-point shooting, Fox has figured out different ways to be effective on the offensive end of the floor.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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To figure out how large an asteroid is, astronomers rely on the brightness of the object as a yardstick.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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Gomez was deported by ICE in October before completing his 364-day jail sentence and a case against a minor involved was resolved in Family Court.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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In the 50 years since Hilbert’s 10th problem was resolved, mathematicians have been searching for this cutoff.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Feb. 2025
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