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solve

[solv] / sɒlv /


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If you can solve the problem for, say, $20,000 or $30,000, that could be a much simpler solution than selling a home with $400,000 in equity or taking on the responsibilities of being a landlord.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

As humans step back, the authors of the new paper wrote, they might lose the chance to catch problems and expertise to solve them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

An amateur fossil hunter's discovery of a 200-million-year-old fish jawbone has helped solve two centuries of "confusion" over the origins of fossils across Europe, palaeontologists say.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The researchers expect that as future experiments become larger and more complicated, however, quantum computers will eventually be able to solve versions of these problems that classical machines cannot handle.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

To solve what amounted to one of history’s greatest jigsaw puzzles, the INA put together a team of Turkish and American archaeology students and put them to work.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Taking regular meter readings, or having a smart meter, while paying by monthly direct debit solves that problem.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“There is still a long journey until Ghana solves ASM challenges.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The dishwasher camera tailors washes for optimal energy efficiency and finally solves the mystery of what goes on inside there during the cycle.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

The pumpkin-spice latte effect solves what has previously been a mystery: Why is September the worst month of the calendar for the stock market?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

“I don’t believe more violence solves the problem of violence. Anyway, my opinions don’t constitute the exam.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has largely dismissed calls for tighter AI regulations, arguing that rogue agents are an engineering problem that can be solved.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Cage solved my next problem by insisting that the way to discover new things is to overcome our dependence on our likes and dislikes, those supposed pillars of criticism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“You have solved for the richest among us—well done. If you solve for the least among us, those who can never thank you, you have changed the world.”

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

Their findings solved a puzzle dating back to 1972 and could help prevent dangerous transfusion reactions in a small number of patients.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

He called the greatest minds from all twelve tribes of his people to hear how they thought this problem might be solved.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Barb is not content for her family’s disease to remain a tool for solving Alzheimer’s, nor are her siblings’ children, some of whom have become advocates for FTD awareness and research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Such a move would be supported by about a quarter of his own MPs and would tie in with his leadership campaign promise of "a new politics", focused on "problem solving" rather than "point scoring".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

For the robot to fly with the speed and aggressiveness of a real insect, the researchers needed a system that could handle uncertainty while rapidly solving complex control problems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Instead, crypto exists on the blockchain, a kind of shared spreadsheet that anonymously records every transaction, and is “mined” digitally through the solving of complex math problems.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

They’d all been prodded and tested, examined inside and out, and given fiendishly difficult tasks such as solving math problems while wearing headphones through which a friendly voice whispered incorrect answers.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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