as in solving
to find an answer for through reasoning
I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time
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Lawmakers called it a major first step toward solving the housing affordability crisis.
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His work transformed computational biology and drug discovery, earning him and Hassabis Nobel Prizes and cementing DeepMind’s reputation as a lab capable of solving grand scientific challenges.
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In one of his rougher outings of the season, Meyer showed his ability to steady himself in the middle and prevent a game from unraveling, the kind of adversity every starting pitcher is guaranteed to face at some point.
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Soon, the new majorities began unraveling sustainability reporting requirements.
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After that 7-1 loss to Germany, Curaçao was answering questions about its place in the field.
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Think about a teen trying to engage in a meaningful conversation but unable to maintain their parent’s eye contact because the parent is distracted answering texts.
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Yet looking back there from here much of the drama was in the slow logic of figuring out how and why.
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For anyone figuring out how to improve gut health, that points right back to those same whole foods.
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Recent evidence suggests more retirees are working out of necessity.
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Business Insider reports that the White House and Anthropic are now working out a framework to grade how severe a security flaw in a new model is, and to decide when a flaw warrants stepping in.
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“Puzzling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzling%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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