as in to solve (for)
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Unless Babcock is the goalie or bottom-six forward whisperer, those are issues the front office has to figure out.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026 -
The group figured out how to make roadside bombs that mimicked Israeli devices and were extremely hard to detect.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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My plan to deduct your rent from your taxes will do that.—
Jack Schlossberg,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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Historically, trusts and estates have been able to deduct income given to beneficiaries, which is then taxed on the individual level.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The hope is to also help scale innovative materials, so other brands can access them at lower price points and in higher quantities, adds Bottega Veneta’s head of sustainability Yoann Regent.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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As part of this design rethinking, macOS is also scaling back the large-radius corners of app windows to match the smaller ones of older programs.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
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Minimizing thermal energy removes ambient atomic vibrations, allowing the team to measure pure quantum mechanics without heat interference.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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Their concerns center on FIFA’s use of the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT), which measures the combined effects of air temperature, humidity, wind and sunlight on the body.—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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“Figure in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20in. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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