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"We provided the missing piece of the puzzle needed to completely describe the optical cycle of spin defects," Galli said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Executives were trying to solve a puzzle: They could see some clients in Chicago’s affluent North Shore suburbs weren’t buying from the downtown Chicago store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 years -- until AI cracked it in a matter of hours.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“He was the first piece of the puzzle that allowed us to begin writing,” says Ambrossi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Paul doesn’t take his eyes away from the puzzle; he simply points to the box, where the title is readily displayed.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The “American Idol” alum took to social media on Saturday to call out Art of Play, a high-end “curiosity shop” that sells puzzles, games and other whimsical goods, for her negative experience during a visit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Come early to mingle with the cast, in character, of course, who may or may not need your help in deciphering some puzzles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In simulations, the information theory method successfully solved 99% of Wordle puzzles.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

He says Google, a unit of Alphabet, long ago shifted its bot-detection technology away from relying primarily on visual puzzles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Bobby could concentrate on puzzles or chess for hours, but he fidgeted and grew restless when confronted with reading, writing, and arithmetic.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Not long ago, ordering a nonalcoholic beer at Oktoberfest could draw puzzled looks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Their migration has long fascinated scientists, who have puzzled over how they found their way on a journey they only ever make once.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Lululemon Athletica puzzled customers and investors by selling Mickey Mouse sweatshirts, part of a partnership with Disney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Mars' innermost moon, Phobos, has puzzled planetary scientists for decades.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

“She is a pretty Mexican movie star,” Mamá said, noticing Darlene’s puzzled look.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

The puzzling thing about Saturday’s meltdown wasn’t simply that the No. 1 team in the nation lost to a .500 team that had dropped out of the Top 25 rankings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Speaking of parks, it’s inconsistent and puzzling that the museum’s beautiful park, which edges right up to the building, can be entered without having to also pass through security.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

And “One Man In” is a puzzling title: Mr. Craighead wasn’t a sole actor but was accompanied by paramilitary officers from Kenya and a crew of security personnel and civilians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The new research suggests that many of these puzzling patterns can instead be explained by one basic process: collisions between neighboring floes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Sometimes, not surprisingly, the results of these experiments were puzzling.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson