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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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There’s a big race to figure out wearables right now, particularly what the device that’s going to win in the AI world is.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
That description is essentially true; as a puppet designer and puppeteer, his job entails figuring out how to materialize figments of the imagination.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
His techniques for figuring out recipes are varied and rooted in common sense.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Her squid-ink flavor profile was one note, and her monkfish had a weirdly wet and spongy texture that Rhoda defends but that none of the judges can figure out.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
That description is essentially true; as a puppet designer and puppeteer, his job entails figuring out how to materialize figments of the imagination.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
His techniques for figuring out recipes are varied and rooted in common sense.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Her squid-ink flavor profile was one note, and her monkfish had a weirdly wet and spongy texture that Rhoda defends but that none of the judges can figure out.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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