as in to solve (for)
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But that track isn't set in stone, and the forecasts for the storms are more uncertain than usual, as human forecasters and their computer models figure out how Humberto and the wave moving into the Bahamas could interact with each other and with a weather system moving across the United States.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
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Meanwhile, in the streets, the Fenians try to figure out how best to take advantage of the power vacuum.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Horse breeders and owners can also deduct their losses against any type of income, including capital gains and salary, according to Green.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Once federal student aid is approved, the Department of Education disburses the money to the school, which deducts the tuition costs and forwards the remaining balance to the student to cover living expenses.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Second, Tesla’s training approach, shifting toward vision-only imitation learning from human camera data, represents a strategic attempt to scale skill acquisition without hand-crafting controllers for each task.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The rough estimate, cited by Vice President JD Vance on Thursday, pales in comparison to previous estimates that scaled closer to $40 billion.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Further, no data will be collected to measure or track academic achievement for participating students either.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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The scientists measured body weight, fat mass, energy expenditure, food intake, blood sugar and insulin responses, as well as fat and liver tissue (via microscopy), gene expression (via RNA sequencing), and macrophage metabolism.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Figure in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20in. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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