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brainteaser

[breyn-tee-zer] / ˈbreɪnˌti zər /






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For the more numerically minded, the next brainteaser may be more appealing...

From BBC Dec. 13, 2023

It is less about creating the perfect brainteaser and more about showcasing a flawed family with outsize personalities.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2023

Consider this brainteaser: “A baseball bat and ball cost $1.10 together. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?”

From Scientific American Feb. 23, 2022

A psychological brainteaser, “Etta and Ella” gave Kennedy a vital digital platform for her lyrical, eerily seductive imagination.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2021

The show lays out the three story lines with sufficient clarity and moves among them fluidly, and there’s the brainteaser pleasure of sorting out the different relationships and courses of events.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2021




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