as in to resolve
to find an answer for through reasoning
it took me half an hour to solve the logic puzzle
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Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have unveiled a breakthrough to solve this issue.
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For over 200 years, Congress has solved problems to move forward.
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Robin Hood 702, would be the perfect person to help solve his problem.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
For over 200 years, Congress has solved problems to move forward.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Spout extenders Bath spout covers with spout extenders solve a number of problems.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Robin Hood 702, would be the perfect person to help solve his problem.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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Guard De'Anthony Melton and veteran big man Al Horford are expected to sign with the team, but only after the Kuminga situation is resolved.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Grace is not weakness but resolve, the Charleston families believed, and politics, too, depends on a willingness to coax one another toward better ground.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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After junior Zander Govostes drilled a 22-yard field goal to push Xaverian’s lead to 10-0 later in the frame, Springfield Central (2-1) answered.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the answer to the question Alan Sparks raised about what happens to all of the money flowing through the county government is one that even local authorities are unable, or unwilling, to answer.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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With the new era’s bells and whistles unraveling left and right, the host has noticed that each and every season impacts the players and games that follow.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, academics and former FBI profilers told CNN the challenge of unravelling the criminal mind of a man like Bryan Kohberger is enticing.—
Ian Berry,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Solve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solve. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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