figure out

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Recent Examples of figure out This immersive musical stage show brings the most devilish foes into our world to figure out, once and for all, who is the most misunderstood. Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 21 May 2025 There’s also the question of performance tracking—many agencies are still figuring out how to measure the ROI of interactive avatar campaigns. Jiajun Lu, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 Along with housing a new punter and the kicking competition, the unit is still figuring out its returner options. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025 Consequently, many scholars believed that the latest chapter of the human saga revolved around cultural changes rather than biological ones—figuring out more reliable means of obtaining food instead of changing our digestive or metabolic systems, for instance. Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for figure out
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Verb
  • Instead, Kit and Sam use their knowledge of the animal kingdom to solve problems in different animal communities.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 May 2025
  • Since the series tries to spotlight so many people in the Ironwood community, the audience is often pulled in several directions when the focus could have stayed squarely on the twins, the quest to repair Christian’s car and solving the mystery of his disappearance.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • However, answers as to what's causing this remain elusive.
    Health, Health, 20 May 2025
  • Key questions answered The administration’s justification for ending deportation protections is rooted in the claim that conditions in Venezuela have improved enough to no longer warrant special status.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • But things quickly take a dark turn with the planet seeming to unravel.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
  • Trump’s entire economic agenda is contingent on the tax and spending bill’s passage at the same time the bill’s passage could trigger bond market vigilantes to unravel Trump’s entire economic agenda.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Increasingly, all of this data can be collected and resolved within a client’s organization (or in combination with partners) to facilitate greater control while opening up new opportunities in co-marketing and personalization, Camoosa says.
    Acxiom Contributor, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • In the viral video posted by their mother, Lauren Reed, the toddlers calmly resolved an argument with a surprising amount of maturity.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 11 May 2025

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