as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics
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Problems are solved through teamwork, flexibility, and by doing things with the sort of elevated yet unsnobby touch that only The Bear can provide.
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That changed in November 2020 when Google DeepMind announced that AlphaFold had essentially solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem.
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The Twins’ bats answered in their half of the second, with four hits and three runs.
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Workers correctly answered only about one-quarter of survey questions on retirement withdrawals, on average, and nearly half couldn't answer a single question correctly on that topic.
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Schlittler did allow some traffic before things unraveled in the fifth, permitting a walk and a single to start the inning.
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Things quickly unraveled for the freshman, who threw 65 pitches Sunday over five innings to earn his 12th win in 12 decisions this year.
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According to Erik Slater of ClutchPoints, Brown met with the Nets at the combine, had team officials visit his family in Orlando and later worked out for Brooklyn.
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The details of these events haven't been worked out yet, the spokesman said, but each of the local stores hosting these events will promote them on their individual Facebook pages.
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This means that the issue of AI sentience can never be definitively and unanimously resolved.
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In each case, council members had to decide whether to use their power, spelled out in the City Charter, to suspend colleagues accused of wrongdoing — stripping away their duties until their criminal cases were resolved.
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Even grocery store loyalty programs have figured out how to use purchase history to show customers relevant deals while shopping.
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On the surface, Tom Truszinski had things all figured out.
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“Riddled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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