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solve

[solv] / sɒlv /


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Scientists do not currently agree on exactly what belongs in that category, a problem Kennedy summarized with characteristic bluntness: “If you can’t define a problem, you can’t solve it.”

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Supporters say the cameras have helped police reduce crime and solve cases.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Flock cameras help police solve crimes, but cases of officers abusing their access to the technology for stalking raise concerns about privacy violations.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

“I’m not worried right now, based on what I know, because this is a district with complete capacity to solve this problem,” Fine added.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Price was not the only one devoting much of his life to attempting to solve the riddle of the mechanism.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The pumpkin-spice latte effect solves what has previously been a mystery: Why is September the worst month of the calendar for the stock market?

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Mystifying, that is, until Kanbei offers his insight and Murashige makes a few deductive leaps, at which point he solves the crime like a Japanese Poirot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

But even when Kiki botches a delivery by dropping a toy mid-air, sending it tumbling into a nearby forest, a bit of reciprocal effort solves the problem.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

When we are asleep, our brain consolidates the memories of the day, processes emotions, and solves problems that defied it in the waking hours.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Syntax solves this problem by having adjacent strings of words stand for related sets of concepts, and by inserting one string inside another to stand for concepts that are parts of bigger concepts.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Operation Warp Speed solved a different incentive problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The company said last week that an internal version of Astra solved 10 decades-old unresolved math problems.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Its importance lies in showing that the logistics problem can be solved.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

The detectives ultimately solved the case through old-fashioned policework; one of their theories had been that Schepers had crashed her car and ended up in the river.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

I’ve solved two problems when I hear Mom say my name in the kitchen.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

The Sparks had difficulty solving problems caused by the Mercury’s zone defense.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Congress still should act as soon as possible, of course, since solving Social Security’s finances becomes more expensive the longer it’s put off.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

The constant effort of solving today's problems has left no energy to think about tomorrow.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

“I think the problem they’re solving is really important and they have an interesting solution,” said Gracias, who was an early backer of Tesla and SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Today’s trip into the forest is a thinking day, not a solving day.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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