as in to solve (for)
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After the raid, the fireworks remained in the warehouse while officials figured out how to destroy such a large cache.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
6 May 2026 -
To figure out the sun's behavior during this timespan, the scientists used data from the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, which tracks sunspots and daily changes in solar emissions.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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What will the license plates fund After deducting administrative fees, proceeds from the Disney plates would go toward services provided by hospitals and clinics that are not covered by insurance or a patient.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The president, who turns 80 on June 14, was speaking to business leaders in the White House's East Room about new legislation that would allow businesses to deduct the cost of new facilities from their taxes.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Up next, the goal is to scale this framework across diverse applications, such as lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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Lindell’s lab, funded by MARINER, focused on improving crop yield by selectively breeding kelp with desirable qualities — such as nonreproductive capabilities to prevent interbreeding with wild kelp — so that, down the line, farmers could scale up their kelp production.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Whether the execution matches the ambition will depend on decisions being made right now about how much to spend, where to direct it and whether the data systems needed to measure success get rebuilt.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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For years, however, scientists lacked a reliable way to measure the real-time power of these jets.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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“Figure in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20in. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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