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a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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The Ravens never figured out a way to play complementary football all year, and their season ended short of the playoffs because of it.
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Atlas can see its surroundings and is figuring out how the physical world works.
—Marc Lieberman, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
He's made a career out of not keeping deals and figuring out how to save himself by buying time.
—NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Pam sits in her car trying to figure out where to go.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Atlas can see its surroundings and is figuring out how the physical world works.
—Marc Lieberman, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
He's made a career out of not keeping deals and figuring out how to save himself by buying time.
—NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Pam sits in her car trying to figure out where to go.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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