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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Many Models For Taste, Not One All of which is why Ansari doubts that taste will be solved by a single layer bolted onto a foundation model.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026 -
The problem was eventually solved by adding a small isolation switch that disconnects the system whenever new code is uploaded.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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So, when companies answered calls to return to the office as the pandemic eased, Reinhart decided the four-day workweek would become a permanent fixture for the company.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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So, there are a lot of questions surrounding him, some of which were answered at the NBA Draft Combine.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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As a result, the friendship between Adams and Jefferson unraveled.—
Marianne Holdzkom,
The Conversation,
14 May 2026
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Read All About It OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand in the company’s trial with Elon Musk, sharing his account of how their once-close relationship unraveled.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Ryan Zeferjahn gave up the first run of the game and walked the bases loaded, but Chase Silseth (1-0) worked out of the jam by getting slugger Nick Kurtz to ground into a game-ending double play.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Poliakoff could not say how much taller because that’s still being worked out.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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With closing arguments now completed in the trial and the jury set to start deliberations on Monday, the uncertainty in this case will soon be resolved.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
17 May 2026
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So the administration, of course, urges patience, right, once the war is resolved, et cetera.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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But hemp manufacturers quickly figured out how to convert CBD in hemp into THC through a process that involves toxic solvents, creating products that sometimes contain harmful chemicals and that can be more potent than products made from marijuana.—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
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The fuller picture is something more like one effort laying the road while another figured out a more efficient way to drive it.—
Zachary Utz,
STAT,
15 May 2026
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“Riddled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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