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If anything, the past year has been about figuring out how to choose my battles a bit more.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
André asks, while trying to figure out a way to attach the desk mike to his shirt.
—Chris Almeida, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
But some schmuck producer somewhere out there in Hollywood doesn't agree, and hopefully some internet sleuths will figure out who the person is and shame them.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The key now is to figure out the best plan of action.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
André asks, while trying to figure out a way to attach the desk mike to his shirt.
—Chris Almeida, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
But some schmuck producer somewhere out there in Hollywood doesn't agree, and hopefully some internet sleuths will figure out who the person is and shame them.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The key now is to figure out the best plan of action.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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