as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics
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Previously on Mud Lake … Instead, Minnesota solved the problem the same way families name their kids when creativity runs out.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026 -
There is no problem in America that will be solved by fewer impediments to mob rule.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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Whoever answered the phone at a sister Salmos hung up.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the building’s doors were firmly locked, and no one answered the knocking.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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But the web of circumstantial evidence slowly unraveled.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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The veteran prosecutor ousted from the case of a Miami gang boss — which unraveled after allegations of prosecutorial misconduct — could face discipline by the Florida Bar.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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After all, everything has worked out so far.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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But her response, in my opinion, reaffirmed that Richardson simply hasn’t worked out in Indy, and a change of scenery is likely a formality.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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For example, the theme of superposition—put very simply, the idea that characters exist in a number of potential states simultaneously, some of them mutually exclusive, and this ambiguity or multiplicity doesn’t get resolved until some point in the future.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the Persian Gulf oil supply, some of which can be routed overland, LNG is well and truly stuck until the Hormuz crisis is resolved.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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That it got figured out so early was the real shock.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The private sector has figured out that people like working from home.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Riddled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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