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“When you have zero, trying to figure out how to get to one is damn near impossible. Once you have one, it’s easier to figure out how to get to two.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

After six or seven phone calls and meetings, it got defined as I would be the creative director of this and help them figure out how to move forward.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

In the most extreme case, at one point it gave me less than 10 seconds to figure out a puzzle before a character spat out the solution.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

“It took us a bit with KP out to figure out kind of how we can still flow,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

She hasn’t tried to deny it, of course, but I’m certain that she’s delaying as she tries to figure out how she might.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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