a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
Recent Examples on the WebThere are certain things – like quiet trains and what to do with garbage – that the Swiss have just figured out and New Yorkers could learn a lot from this country!—Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024 Savvy viewers might have figured out that not all of the giggles and guffaws were real, but few people outside the industry understood the extent of the artifice.—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024 Ukraine’s army is facing ammunition shortages, while the US is stalling new funding and European allies are trying to figure out how to ship more weapons.—Daryna Krasnolutska, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024 An equitable approach would be figuring out the employees who need Wi-Fi access.—Colleen Murphy, Health, 13 Apr. 2024 There was a lot of trying to figure out, back and forth, which way to go.—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024 As Dunst’s Lee, Joel, Sammy and another journalist try to figure out what to do, the decision is made to approach the soldiers in the hopes of saving Jessie and their colleague.—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 So how can someone figure out which rituals will work for them?—Grace McCarty, SELF, 11 Apr. 2024 Doctors recommended Roloff undergo a routine upper endoscopy to figure out the problem.—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
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