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“I’ll figure that out and then, obviously, the coaches will figure it out as well.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Thelo Aasgaard has been a much-maligned figure in his maiden season at Ibrox but was involved in three of the four goals, including scoring the third.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Each semester, I would take my students to study frustrated users’ attempts to figure out the D.C.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Clement’s prophecies over the years, Bartholomew explained, were “often expressed in a vague and obscurantist way,” but “Trump does not appear to have been a figure of particular interest.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

I’d asked her why we couldn’t just figure out our wardrobe the day of the party, and she looked at me like she’d never heard anything so ridiculous.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam