figured
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Watson was 25 when he and English biophysicist Francis Crick figured out the double-helix structure of DNA that encodes the essential information for life.
He figured he’d spend retirement hanging out with his family and perhaps investing in real estate.
Usually “two weeks” meant “never,” which most reporters eventually figured out.
From Salon
Everybody figured the Chiefs would be fighting for their postseason lives.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms Benthaus, who works at the European Space Agency, said she had "really, really figured out how inaccessible our world still is" for people with disabilities following her accident.
From BBC
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