figure out
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Over the next five to 10 years, at least one leading company in each market will likely figure out how to transition to a system solution that is much more productive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
You can’t figure out the impact of a Social Security reduction without first knowing where you are now — a step most people have not yet taken if they are not avid financial planners.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Instead of attacking the reflected image, the octopuses needed to figure out where the stimulus was actually located and move toward it.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
“You’ve got to survive the fire, and then you’ve got to be able to figure out how to make a living in a landscape that looks very different than it did a week ago.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
It would take two centuries to figure out that it's the living stuff inside cells that makes them the fundamental unit of life.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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