as in to solve (for)
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But a team of MIT chemists has figured out how to make plastics vastly stronger by engineering them to break.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026 -
That suggests area hotels may be close to figuring out a pricing sweet spot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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In some cases, up to 80% of an incarcerated person’s wages are deducted.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The county would deduct all the taxes, interest and fees owed on the property from the winning bid amount, then refund the surplus equity to the original property owner.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Among the city efforts Dunning said would be scaled back were facility maintenance, mowing and right-of-way upkeep in lower-priority areas, curb and sidewalk repairs and services in public-facing departments.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Price scaled from 2 to 40 lawyers by implementing comprehensive organizational systems, A-players, and data that compounds.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Much of Disney’s in-house tech has been integral as advertisers look for specifics to target viewers and measures outcomes.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Some very important applications The findings could prove especially important for attosecond science, a field focused on observing electron dynamics over timescales measured in billionths of a billionth of a second.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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