figure out

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Recent Examples of figure out In 2025, American media has yet to figure out a unified strategy toward the technology, and the political divide between the U.S. and China is widening, no doubt. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 July 2025 The league couldn’t figure out how to ride the wave of Caitlin Clark’s popularity. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 July 2025 Some tips for car shopping now If you're tempted to buy or lease to beat the Sept. 30 deadline, experts say do your research and figure out your options now. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 July 2025 Now, figuring out what to do about these realities is tricky. Ryan Swanson, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for figure out
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Verb
  • Red Bull has been struggling to solve issues with its RB21 F1 car, as McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris dominate the grid for the 2025 championship.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • But if Grier and McDaniel get the culture right this time that goes a long way toward solving problems of the past few years.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • Lamine answered questions in Catalan from the Catalan press and others in Spanish, and towards the end of a press conference, he was asked about his activities away from the pitch.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Journal Sentinel reporters will answer your questions At Catholic parish, fear permeates almost everything The two pastors don’t know each other.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The film centers on Kosiński at a time when his life and literary career unravelled after having the authenticity of his work called into question by two reporters from The Village Voice.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 July 2025
  • Further studies will be needed to unravel the mystery.
    Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • The outcome of that case is not expected to resolve issues that election groups now say the high court must address.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2025
  • Fortunately, most cases of liver damage naturally resolve when people stop taking the turmeric.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025

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