figure out

Example Sentences

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“We jointly are trying to figure out how we can accelerate learning and how we can embed those courses inside the schools that normally are left behind,” said Michael Ellison, chief executive of CodePath.

From The Wall Street Journal

The camera was installed to help wildlife experts figure out what was going on, Voisard said.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m looking at the board trying to figure out what story to make of today, and there’s just a lot of days like that,” said Patrick Ryan, chief investment strategist at Madison Investments.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I would expect states and non-profit groups to bring suits, probably primarily in our state courts, to try to figure out where the contours of this new law are."

From BBC

“Food was like a perfect expression of that,” says Gruen, “but we’re going to have to figure out how to communicate that in television terms.”

From The Wall Street Journal