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puzzle

[puhz-uhl] / ˈpʌz əl /






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Leading companies have different business models, and it is important to know where each one fits into the energy puzzle.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

He and his team think they have found a missing piece of the puzzle.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

However, an important piece of the puzzle was still missing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

But even mathematicians were astonished when OpenAI announced that one of its models resolved a puzzle known as the unit distance problem without the help of any humans scribbling a bunch of equations on chalkboards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

It felt like Cat had a handful of puzzle pieces but couldn’t see the picture they made.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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