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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Chinese researchers have developed a lithium-sulfur battery design that could significantly extend drone flight times by solving one of the technology’s biggest long-standing problems.—
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But there is no universally applicable method for solving these differential equations.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
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Meta is firing back at a January lawsuit that alleged WhatsApp never supported end-to-end encryption, arguing the plaintiff’s claims are unraveling.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
5 May 2026
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Olivia Rodrigo has unveiled her unraveling.—
Andrea Dresdale,
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One the Philadelphia Phillies slugger isn't particularly interested in answering.—
CBS News,
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16 May 2026
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On the one hand, the men in charge of teams are held to account at least twice a week for nine months, rain or shine, albeit answering different versions of the same question a lot of the time.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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This is a tough time to run into a Super Bowl favorite, with Harbaugh’s team still figuring out its identity and Nabers still getting his knee right.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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And after figuring out exactly what to do with the ball perched on the staircase, DeChambeau took his shot while a phalanx of folks surrounded him, phone cameras in one hand, seltzers in the other.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Perhaps the situation is working out for both pitchers, who, when at their best, can shine in two talented rotations.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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After recently failing to obtain a five-month continuance of his trial, Kapoor’s defense lawyers — Don Samuel, Jane Raskin and Fred Schwartz — quickly pivoted to working out the plea deal with federal prosecutors.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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In reality, patients are absorbing risks that serve corporate interests rather than resolving genuine uncertainty about the therapeutic potential of a drug.—
Sukhun Kang,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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If the team stays bought in and the coach shows an early aptitude for resolving conflicts, change can be a good thing.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Riddling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddling%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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