as in to allow (for)
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figure out
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Shares stumbled last week on news about job openings in December hitting their lowest level in five years as investors tried to assess the health of the economy and figure out whether to cash in on pricey stocks.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Those rotation decisions will require toggling, and Adelman might not have a lot of games to figure out what works best.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Solve (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve%20%28for%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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