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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Einstein says there are reasons to be both pessimistic and optimistic about solving America's housing affordability crisis.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Burbank noted that high-profile cases such as this one will never go 100% cold because there will always be a detective dedicated to fielding calls and resources working in the background to continue solving it.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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The supermodel posed in a white corset dress with a sheer skirt that appeared to be unraveling.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Now, Archuleta has a newfound sense of liberation, having grappled with the heaviness of unraveling his foundation of faith.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even when Oklahoma City pushed its advantage back to 17, Brooklyn refused to fold, answering with a 9-0 push that cut it to 71-63.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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With so much experience playing Head, Claassen is easily able to improvise in the moment answering random questions, cracking jokes and exchanging repartee with audience members, like the unfortunate man in row B who dared to show up at the theater on Friday in a casual sweatshirt.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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For the packaging, the challenge was figuring out the best way to keep the Whopper in one piece.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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One of the hardest parts of the job is figuring out how to monetize your platform.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside,
26 Feb. 2026
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But recent social media posts this week showed that the receiver was working out in Kansas City.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy’s proclivity for working out in belted denim long predates the knowing wink with which it’s now displayed.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Earlier theoretical work showed that combining spatial mode sorting with long-baseline interferometry could reach the true quantum limit for resolving two stars.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Kushner first reemerged on the scene in October to help Witkoff broker the Gaza-Israel peace deal, which was lauded but has made little progress yet toward resolving the underlying obstacles to peace.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Riddling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riddling%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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