as in solving
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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With storms closing in, dwindling fuel, and a panicked, pregnant passenger at the controls, Braden must talk her through an impossible landing while fighting his own exhaustion, guilt, and unraveling personal life.—
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Abandoned Mansion smells like history and curiosity intertwined, the scent of someone worth unraveling.—
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Instead of testing a model on an endless series of questions to evaluate its ability to speak Russian, for example, one benchmark reviewed in the study measures a model’s performance on nine different tasks, like answering yes-or-no questions using information drawn from Russian-language Wikipedia.—
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Some offer a full refund to passengers while others are still figuring out how the reduction in flights will impact them.—
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Tackling thematic and historic ties to identity, connecting the protagonist’s search for self to that of a reborn country figuring out its emerging political persona, leads to fertile ground for storytelling.—
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Comeback season is also when the five really hone in on self-care, Yeji emphasizing sleep and working out and Chaeryeong fitting stretches into her rituals.—
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Eating carbohydrates and protein before working out helps provide energy for high-intensity exercise and endurance training.—
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Several reports suggested that the queen helped fund the settlement in hopes of resolving the matter quickly and quietly.—
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Over time, exceptions became the norm, and courts were tasked with resolving the gray areas.—
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“Riddling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddling%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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