as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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Marchi and his fellow researchers used computer modeling to figure out that the asteroid was formed roughly 150 million years ago as the result of another, larger asteroid breaking apart.
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Since 2016, Salto has played a big role in helping engineers at UCB figure out ways to enhance robotic mobility for specialized applications.
—New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
Leadership teams are still figuring out who should guide their focus, who should think through operations and who should reimagine existing care models.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Unless the board can vote on an amendment soon, Johnson is back to square one in figuring out how to fund the upcoming CTU contract — while racing to patch up a $175 million hole in the budget.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Since 2016, Salto has played a big role in helping engineers at UCB figure out ways to enhance robotic mobility for specialized applications.
—New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
Leadership teams are still figuring out who should guide their focus, who should think through operations and who should reimagine existing care models.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Unless the board can vote on an amendment soon, Johnson is back to square one in figuring out how to fund the upcoming CTU contract — while racing to patch up a $175 million hole in the budget.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Even Uzo Aduba, whose character Detective Cordelia Cupp solved the case, and Randall Park, whose FBI Special Agent Edwin Park assisted her, were surprised by the reveal.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Scientists refer to this as convergent evolution, in which different species independently evolve similar traits to solve the same problems.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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When asked whether the boys would be tried as adults, the Office of the Second Judicial District Attorney in New Mexico declined to answer, citing the active investigation.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Boasberg later ordered the administration to answer questions under seal, including flight details and the number of deportees sent to a notorious El Salvador prison under Trump's order.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Their unraveling façade drives the season’s central conflict.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The real-life case became a national sensation following the release of Investigation Discovery's The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, a multi-part documentary series that attempts to unravel this twisted adoption story's knot.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Within a few years, mathematicians had used it to resolve most cases of the McKay conjecture.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Blood tests showed signs of anemia, low blood platelets and the onset of kidney failure, all of which later resolved after two blood transfusions.—
NICOLE WINFIELD,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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