as in to resolve
to find an answer for through reasoning
it took me half an hour to solve the logic puzzle
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Image His family’s Paris apartment was destroyed by a bomb in 1976, but no one was home, no one was seriously injured, and the crime was never solved, although there was speculation that Mr. Le Pen had been targeted by political enemies.
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Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Yet even for the experts, untangling the facts of the case has always been a three-pipe problem—the kind of mystery that Holmes could solve only after three pipefuls of his favorite shag tobacco.
—Alec Nevala-Lee, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
That said, Honda’s engineers have had more than enough time to solve this problem.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
These emerging trends that will shape 2025 are not about innovation for its own sake but about preparing students for a future that prioritizes adaptability, human-centric skills, and cognitive problem solving.
—Mary Hemphill, Phd, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Yet even for the experts, untangling the facts of the case has always been a three-pipe problem—the kind of mystery that Holmes could solve only after three pipefuls of his favorite shag tobacco.
—Alec Nevala-Lee, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
That said, Honda’s engineers have had more than enough time to solve this problem.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
These emerging trends that will shape 2025 are not about innovation for its own sake but about preparing students for a future that prioritizes adaptability, human-centric skills, and cognitive problem solving.
—Mary Hemphill, Phd, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The credit card transaction would fail, at which point the attackers provide a link to an app to resolve the problem.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Today, in the more than two hours that the justices heard from attorneys for the government, the company and TikTok creators, the justices several times raised the possibility of putting the law on hold until underlying issues are resolved.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, despite her best efforts, Cunanan answered correctly and clinched the win with a final score of $19,400.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Hosting the sport’s leading event has raised many questions for Saudi Arabia to answer — most notably regarding human rights and specifically the treatment of migrant workers, women and the LGBTQ+ community.David Ornstein, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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As Palisades Fire Expands East Apple Brings Back iPhone 15 Pro For First Time—At Lower Price The Decline of Russia’s European Market Russia’s dominance in Europe’s natural gas market began unraveling in late 2021, when Gazprom reduced supplies to the European spot market, triggering price spikes.Robert Rapier, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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This series looked at the flaws that have unraveled the cases against Trump.Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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