as in to solve (for)
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Fears for vulnerable family members, kids In the meantime, many Americans have been scrambling to try to figure out how to still get vaccinated.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025 -
During a conversation, try to figure out what challenges your prospect is facing.—
Nitin Gupta,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Forbes does not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For qualifying food, retailers can deduct those receipts from their taxable gross receipts.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Technology works, but scaling it to a level that meaningfully impacts global emissions is an entirely different challenge.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the meeting, city leaders expressed support for scaling back its congregate homeless facilities and instead focusing on micro-communities.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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First, researchers measured high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in 12,530 healthy American women with none of the classic SMuRFs—hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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In addition to measuring students' academic achievement, NAEP also surveys things like students' comfort level with certain subjects and their attendance.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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