puzzle

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“Difference Between,” a 23-minute world premiere by Matthew Neenan, holds the stage intriguingly until losing momentum and feeling strung out as it presents an artful, communal gathering that dwindles to a somewhat puzzling conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal

"These mesopelagic fish are doing the hard work of connecting the deep ocean to the surface food web. If we don't understand them, we're basically trying to solve a puzzle with the middle pieces missing."

From Science Daily

"I see myself as this team's opening batter for the series and then we've got a long gap to piece the puzzles together for where the team wants to go," he said.

From Barron's

The site of the strikes -- in Nigeria's northwest state of Sokoto -- has puzzled analysts, since Nigeria's jihadist insurgency is mostly concentrated in the northeast.

From Barron's

"This device is one of the final pieces of the puzzle," Freedman said.

From Science Daily