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a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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As this incremental progress continues, scientists are racing to figure out why some frog species are more susceptible to Bd than others.
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Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
As Ava figures out how to find a happy medium, Jacob, Barbara, and Melissa get caught up in trying to save the deli across the street from gentrification.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
While figuring out how to live a life appears at her door.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
To figure out who won an election, news organizations like Fox News, CNN, the Associated Press (AP), and others use a combination of data from election officials, statistical modeling, and polling and surveys of voters.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
As Ava figures out how to find a happy medium, Jacob, Barbara, and Melissa get caught up in trying to save the deli across the street from gentrification.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
While figuring out how to live a life appears at her door.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
To figure out who won an election, news organizations like Fox News, CNN, the Associated Press (AP), and others use a combination of data from election officials, statistical modeling, and polling and surveys of voters.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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