as in to solve (for)
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While the situation took a lot longer to figure out than fans would have liked, the end result was what everyone was hoping to see.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025 -
Everybody is trying to figure out how to utilize AI best to deal with too many meetings, too many tools, and too many people who are quietly quitting.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Individual taxpayers can deduct the dollars or value of property donated to or for the use of a qualified US charity under Code Section 170(a).—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The first couple of fights had controversial scorecards – the first was a split decision for Taylor, and the second, despite Taylor being deducted a point and landing 107 fewer punches, resulted in a unanimous victory for Taylor.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Faced with rising prices on everything from rent to groceries, many Michiganders are scaling back on summer travel.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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With the fires of inspiration stoked, Espinoza set out to scale his efforts.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Each group was administered C. difficile weekly for four weeks, and their microbiota was examined to measure bacterial load and C. difficile resistance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 July 2025
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The same thing occurred when an asteroid measuring roughly 20 meters (about 65 feet) across hit the atmosphere and exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia, on February 15, 2013, damaging thousands of buildings, according to the European Space Agency.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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