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Johnson and his coaching staff have a lot to figure out, from their best starting five up front to the distribution of the ball to what personnel groupings work best for quarterback Caleb Williams in the passing game.
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Adam Jahns, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
For months, my husband and I couldn’t figure out where the mysterious stains on our clothes were coming from.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
Which is to say, Gunn is in the envious position of having plenty of different approaches to look at and figure out what worked, what didn’t work, and how to cherrypick the best perspectives and approaches and influences to create something new and yet honoring the legacy of what came before.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The Prime Video/Twitch stream was 50 minutes behind what was happening in real time at the festival grounds in Indio, so Lana fans were freaking out, heading to social media to try to figure out what was going on before the webcast.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
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Adam Jahns, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
For months, my husband and I couldn’t figure out where the mysterious stains on our clothes were coming from.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
Which is to say, Gunn is in the envious position of having plenty of different approaches to look at and figure out what worked, what didn’t work, and how to cherrypick the best perspectives and approaches and influences to create something new and yet honoring the legacy of what came before.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The Prime Video/Twitch stream was 50 minutes behind what was happening in real time at the festival grounds in Indio, so Lana fans were freaking out, heading to social media to try to figure out what was going on before the webcast.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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