as in to solve (for)
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That was the final straw for Van Lith and the Tigers, who never figured out how to optimize her strengths.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025 -
One quickly figures out which friends are open to the world, open to the technology of the 21st Century, and which would prefer to live in 1983, or even 1953.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Medved will need to seek comparable employment and any amounts earned in subsequent employment will be deducted from the termination fee.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
25 Mar. 2025
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For Southern California Edison customers, a $56 credit that will be automatically deducted from residential electric bills.—
Rob Nikolewski,
Oc Register,
25 Mar. 2025
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The trip was scaled back after pushback from Greenlandic and Danish officials.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Domestic Tension is shown as a room reproduced to scale, and though the museum shot far fewer than 65,000 paintballs at its walls, the presence of their yellow residue is chilling.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even so, those figures represent a sharp recovery from early January, when statewide snowpack measured just 2.7 inches — only 10% of the April 1 average and 28% of normal for that date.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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And organizations across the food system have been very active in measuring the scale of food waste—because having that data is a crucial step toward solving these challenges.—
Danielle Nierenberg,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Figure in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figure%20in. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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