as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time
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The puzzle isn’t fully solved yet, though.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot?—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the web of circumstantial evidence slowly unraveled.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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The veteran prosecutor ousted from the case of a Miami gang boss — which unraveled after allegations of prosecutorial misconduct — could face discipline by the Florida Bar.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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McDavid answered that goal less than two minutes later, and the Sharks couldn't slow him down the rest of the night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Both answered in detail, especially regarding the cost basis question.—
Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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For example, the theme of superposition—put very simply, the idea that characters exist in a number of potential states simultaneously, some of them mutually exclusive, and this ambiguity or multiplicity doesn’t get resolved until some point in the future.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the Persian Gulf oil supply, some of which can be routed overland, LNG is well and truly stuck until the Hormuz crisis is resolved.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Puzzled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzled%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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