figuring

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One explanation has been gaining traction, though, and it’s bad news for producers: The world may be figuring out how to get by with less oil.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“But based on all of the work that I put into it, I was very invested in figuring out, basically, did my forecast pan out?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Many have gone so far as to apply the precautionary principle here too: the burgeoning field of AI welfare is devoted to figuring out if and when we must care about machines.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

What did that look like for the two of you, figuring out who they were as a couple?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

What mattered now was figuring out how to get that letter back from Elliot, preferably before he realized what he had and turned me in.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin