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a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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Well, one woman seems to have figured out a way to put an end to the drama by investing in a robot vacuum.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Just as soon as that sink drain backs up, figuring out how to fix a garbage disposal jumps to number one on your to do list—after all, garbage disposal problems can be inconvenient and dirty affairs, with odors wafting up and soiled liquid dripping from the drain pipe below.
—Steven John, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
Hillary and her top advisers were huddling on the plane, trying to figure out how to weather this one last blow.
—Ilyse Hogue, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
But after those names are in place, then Poles and Johnson absolutely need to figure out what to do about the offensive line.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Just as soon as that sink drain backs up, figuring out how to fix a garbage disposal jumps to number one on your to do list—after all, garbage disposal problems can be inconvenient and dirty affairs, with odors wafting up and soiled liquid dripping from the drain pipe below.
—Steven John, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
Hillary and her top advisers were huddling on the plane, trying to figure out how to weather this one last blow.
—Ilyse Hogue, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
But after those names are in place, then Poles and Johnson absolutely need to figure out what to do about the offensive line.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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