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riddling (out)

verb

Definition of riddling (out)

present participle of riddle (out)

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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Others said the approach OpenAI and other AI companies have taken to solving mathematical problems constitutes an assault on mathematics as a human academic discipline.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
The cable outlet has picked up a second season of the show, which stars Tracy Spiridakos (Chicago PD) as a crime-solving national park ranger.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

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Elahe Izadi and Razzan Nakhlawi write for Say More, The Post's new relationship advice column, and will be answering reader questions live while columnist Carolyn Hax is away.

— Razzan Nakhlawi, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
The results of Israel’s election on October 27 may go some distance toward answering this question.

— Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

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Two years of eating brownies and pizza as meals, never working out, and entrepreneurial pressure had snowballed into gastrointestinal reflux disease.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
This pre-season, Jadon Sancho spent time at Flixton FC, working out in private training sessions on the banks of the once busy Manchester Ship Canal.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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Then agree on a response, whether coaching, clearer priorities or help resolving conflicting requests.

— Bala Sathyanarayanan, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Addressing aging windows as a coordinated project can provide a fresh, consistent look while resolving problems that may have developed gradually over time.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

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