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solve (for)

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as in to allow (for)

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figure out

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But if that role doesn’t improve from the sub-50 percent levels of the last two years and injuries become an issue again, the Bills will need to figure out the best path at tight end and in the passing offense.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The nation is now blanketed in a patchwork of differing rules as schools struggle to figure out how to regulate generative AI chatbots.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

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