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One important piece of the puzzle involves microglia, specialized immune cells that serve as the brain's maintenance and defense system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Executives were trying to solve a puzzle: They could see some clients in Chicago’s affluent North Shore suburbs weren’t buying from the downtown Chicago store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 years -- until AI cracked it in a matter of hours.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“He was the first piece of the puzzle that allowed us to begin writing,” says Ambrossi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Big or small, they were all framed and hung in a perfect spot, fitting together like a puzzle.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The “American Idol” alum took to social media on Saturday to call out Art of Play, a high-end “curiosity shop” that sells puzzles, games and other whimsical goods, for her negative experience during a visit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Come early to mingle with the cast, in character, of course, who may or may not need your help in deciphering some puzzles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In simulations, the information theory method successfully solved 99% of Wordle puzzles.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

He says Google, a unit of Alphabet, long ago shifted its bot-detection technology away from relying primarily on visual puzzles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Zeno’s puzzles appear to have been in support of Parmenides’ argument; in showing that change and motion were paradoxical, he hoped to convince people that everything is one—and changeless.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Not long ago, ordering a nonalcoholic beer at Oktoberfest could draw puzzled looks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Their migration has long fascinated scientists, who have puzzled over how they found their way on a journey they only ever make once.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The resurgence of totalizing ideologies among the young has a lot of smart people puzzled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Mars' innermost moon, Phobos, has puzzled planetary scientists for decades.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

They were puzzled, but I trusted in my instincts as they tried to persuade me.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Speaking of parks, it’s inconsistent and puzzling that the museum’s beautiful park, which edges right up to the building, can be entered without having to also pass through security.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The puzzling part is how strong the genetic case looks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Attacks on military and defence targets are not new, although previous acts of sabotage linked to Russia include more puzzling targets - such as an Ikea store and a Polish paint store.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

These events remain puzzling and require follow-up research.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

She supposed the dinner would be at his college, where the porter, he’d said, was a gossip, though, of course, there was more than one porter at Jordan; nevertheless, it was puzzling.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman