solve

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When DI Glyn Walsh returns unexpectedly early from bereavement leave, he and DS Sion Dearden work together to solve the perplexing murder of an esteemed university professor.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

To solve this, the researchers designed an optical system that precisely shapes and directs each beam.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

On other occasions, he has played down the importance of the strait to the U.S. and said its closure is a problem for other nations to solve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Now determining whether I can afford something has shifted from a guess every time I click “buy” to a math equation I actually know how to solve.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

France, at this late date, was equally embarrassed, but that didn’t solve the problem either.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness