as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time
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His presence is part of the peculiar riddle that Djokovic, who turns 38 on May 22, has been trying to solve for going on two years now.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025 -
The hedge-fund collapses and Russian debt default in the 1998 financial panic and the U.S. sovereign-debt standoff in 2011 also did not feel as if they had been solved at the point the stock market started rebounding.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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The celebrated photographer captures a world already unravelling.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Is there anything remotely luxurious about a $5,000+ bag whose stitching begins to unravel after only a handful of wears?—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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This week’s cold open answered that question of why: 33 years ago, Andrew witnessed Crawford, then a privileged teenager with a temper, kill a young woman who rebuffed his advances.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Dear Life Kit is NPR's advice column, where experts answer tricky questions about relationships, social etiquette, work culture and more.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Johnson and his coaching staff have a lot to figure out, from their best starting five up front to the distribution of the ball to what personnel groupings work best for quarterback Caleb Williams in the passing game.—
Adam Jahns,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Prime Video/Twitch stream was 50 minutes behind what was happening in real time at the festival grounds in Indio, so Lana fans were freaking out, heading to social media to try to figure out what was going on before the webcast.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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The typical whooping cough infection can take 12 weeks to resolve from the time of symptom onset, though total resolution of symptoms could take months.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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If the case isn’t resolved by the end of the year, the statute of limitations expires.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Puzzle (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzle%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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