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That was the final straw for Van Lith and the Tigers, who never figured out how to optimize her strengths.—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025 One quickly figures out which friends are open to the world, open to the technology of the 21st Century, and which would prefer to live in 1983, or even 1953.—Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 How did Cordelia Cupp figure out who killed A.B. Wynter?—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025 On homelessness and other matters, local and state governments will have to figure out how to deal with the shrinking federal social safety net launched nearly a century ago.—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for figure out
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