as in to resolve
to find an answer for through reasoning
it took me half an hour to solve the logic puzzle
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The 49-year-old cold case was eventually solved in August 2023.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
To solve this issue, the team created a new tetrathiafulvalene-crown ether COF, named TUS-44, and integrated it with conductive graphene to form a TUS-44@G functional layer for Li-S batteries.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Trump’s 2020 defeat and unusual split term solved that problem.
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Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
Christopher Elliott is the founder of Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that helps consumers solve their problems.
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Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
To solve this issue, the team created a new tetrathiafulvalene-crown ether COF, named TUS-44, and integrated it with conductive graphene to form a TUS-44@G functional layer for Li-S batteries.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
Trump’s 2020 defeat and unusual split term solved that problem.
—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
Christopher Elliott is the founder of Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that helps consumers solve their problems.
—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
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Whoever is charged with handling the issue must have the tools and authority to resolve it.
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Our study helps resolve this paradox by providing evidence that scratching also provides defense against bacterial skin infections.
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The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and welcoming, ready to answer any questions guests might have about a cocktail menu that changes throughout the year.
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These businesses live or die by people answering phones, booking jobs, chasing payments and calming down upset customers.
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Heard and Depp married in February 2015, but their relationship quickly unraveled.
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Even the most careful budgetary calculations can unravel when a pet needs unexpected veterinary care.
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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