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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That’s easily solved by cranking the brightness level to (or near) the maximum, but doing so will eat into your battery life, to some degree.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025 -
The gig work humor and tech-bro satire appear to punch up at unfettered capitalism but actually punch down at the millions of workers whose problems won’t be solved by the end of the 98-minute running time.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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But crunch time in the fourth quarter, with the Vikings down 17-6, McCarthy answered the call.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That means initial calls are getting answered faster, but there are significantly fewer staff members available to handle complex, in-person cases.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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That progress unraveled in the first half of 2025.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Somaiya left the startup after just a few months after the partnership unraveled.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Details of the deal are yet to be worked out.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For older students, the plan hasn't quite worked out the way it was supposed to.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Until it was resolved, there could be no final accounting of Patagonia’s legacy, no real way to measure the impact of Chouinard’s lifetime of work.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The media empire fell about 5% following the announcement that the Murdoch family resolved its succession battle, with Lachlan Murdoch winning control of the company.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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But even from jail, Mendoza figured out how to control her.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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The city agreed to help remove legal blocks to the razing of the buildings, including possible landmark designation, once the hotel company figured out redevelopment plans for the space.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Riddled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddled%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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