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solving (for)

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present participle of solve (for)

as in allowing (for)

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figuring out

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Then, just like now, the genre was figuring out what its modern identity was supposed to be in the wake of the latest hip-hop makeover.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 July 2026
For most of us, wedding-gift etiquette is figuring out whether the newlyweds already have a blender.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

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