as in to solve (for)
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Some things are still being figured out.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025 -
These issues are being discussed as part of seven CIF committees put together to figure out priorities for the coming years.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Barker and the business owner — who pleaded guilty in February on charges in a separate indictment — agreed to deduct the true cost of the supplies from the fraudulent invoices and split the rest between them, according to the indictment.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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In Texas, for example, members of the state House and Senate have filed legislation that would prohibit state payroll systems from being used to automatically deduct union dues.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 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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The trip was later scaled back to just a visit to the space base.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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But Friday’s report on inflation at the wholesale level was backward looking, measuring March’s price levels.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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That’s a major move for a market that typically measures things in hundredths of a percentage point.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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