as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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Recent Examples of figure out
Part of that means figuring out what an evening news looks like in the year 2026, and how these linear programs make the jump to the inevitable digital future.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
By the 1970s, mathematicians had figured out that embedded within the structure of Cayley graphs is information about the Fourier series from Chowla’s problem.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Some are planners who start their process before even stepping foot on a plane, while others simply play mind games with themselves to acclimate to the new time, and still others have figured out some pretty creative hacks that work for them.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
This order is part of White’s efforts to figure out who leaked confidential court documents to an independent Southern California news site, The Current Report, which published a two-part series depicting Wenger as a whistleblower who was retaliated against with the prosecution.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
By the 1970s, mathematicians had figured out that embedded within the structure of Cayley graphs is information about the Fourier series from Chowla’s problem.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Some are planners who start their process before even stepping foot on a plane, while others simply play mind games with themselves to acclimate to the new time, and still others have figured out some pretty creative hacks that work for them.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
This order is part of White’s efforts to figure out who leaked confidential court documents to an independent Southern California news site, The Current Report, which published a two-part series depicting Wenger as a whistleblower who was retaliated against with the prosecution.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the problems that researchers are attempting to solve are thornier and more challenging than ever.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Scientists may have solved a cosmic mystery that has been troubling them since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began observations back in 2022.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ask The Post’s journalists Our reporters and editors answer your questions.—
Karen Tumulty,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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There was no judgment, no riddle to be answered or trial needing to be passed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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As Haiti approaches the end of another political transition without elections or a clear governing framework, the United Nations and other international partners are warning that political self-interest and infighting could further unravel an already fragile country.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes everything has to unravel in order to start making some yarn for a sweater, and sometimes the sweater is better next time.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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Humans remain the only reliable loop for resolving exceptions and re-teaching nuance, which means autonomy never compounds.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Recent candles show softer closes and less follow-through on upside attempts, suggesting selling pressure is still being worked through rather than fully resolved.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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