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solves (for)

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present tense third-person singular of solve (for)

as in allows (for)

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figures out

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Those things matter, but great corporate videography starts earlier, in the pre-phase, the exploratory phase, when the production team figures out what the client is really trying to accomplish.

— Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Deborah arrives for her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and figures out how to escape their shadow while also building her own legacy.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

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