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figure in

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as in to solve (for)

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Adjusting to a disability may involve figuring out what is still possible and how someone wants to move forward.

— Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
The long-term survival of Hudsonian godwits—and migratory shorebirds more broadly—depends to a significant degree on scientists figuring out what efforts will be most effective.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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The larger vision is a manufacturing campus that can scale alongside semiconductor demand while bringing production, logistics and supporting operations under one roof.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
As aerospace has scaled back since the end of the Cold War, El Segundo has emerged as a hub for many creative businesses, including toys.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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The untreated group developed significant and widespread inflammation (as measured by DTI imaging) over the season, where no inflammation was present in the group treated with itPBM.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In this approach, ultracold atoms are released in a vacuum chamber, and their motion is measured using lasers.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

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