- present participle of figure.
figuring
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Translation: This Vision has a purpose beyond figuring out his role in this world, something he put off by hiding in a pub under the alias of Sherwood Ellis and posing as human.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
There are plenty of calculators available for figuring out your optimal claiming strategy.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
When I spend time with families that have done this well, I sometimes have trouble figuring out who the siblings are: The cousins are that close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Asking about the connection you want with a person is a way of figuring it out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
At first Rondon resisted, figuring that they were out of the hills, so the chance of encountering impassable rapids was unlikely.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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