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Like, don’t get me wrong: As men and women, we can figure some stuff out on our own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

That’s the question everyone is trying to figure out, as the 32-page agreement is parsed, with pundits pouring over minutiae of cable streaming and tax credits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

A patient’s tumor is surgically removed and then sequenced, allowing researchers to figure out which mutated proteins are expressed on the cancer cells.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Fans of the iconic figure, who died last December at the age of 91, have been coming en masse to contemplate the nearly 300 lots on display at the Drouot sale rooms in central Paris.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The figure, who is apparently named Lafayette, does not move until we are standing in front of them.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Lib Dem analysis of NHS figures showed the number of women suffering potentially life-threatening levels of blood loss is the highest ever recorded in England.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

She cites “key figures in computer science” who observed how this approach was creating “inequities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

It is on display in Lady Grey's study, a room open to the public for guided tours which features a number of figures from the Northern Ireland peace process.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Ellison has spent the past year fighting to buy Warner in a megadeal that would expand his entertainment empire, but that has drawn opposition from some political and Hollywood figures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Full figures, not the mere whisper of them, clamored about from all sides, a full, solid dark, only growing when the dead inside it began to take shape—and move in, tightening around them.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Roughly 10 years ago, Wollenweber said, the company figured out it could sell new and bigger systems to rapidly growing cloud businesses of the Big Tech companies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Evans figured he would get a second chance as a general manager.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Users of Meta glasses have figured out ways to obscure components meant to indicate that a photo or video is being captured, including by tampering with the electronics in the device.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Inside my head I’m screaming, How is it possible that you haven’t figured out yet that this isn’t a merger?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

If three kids figured out her ruse, the FBI must be getting close.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

However, the first problem before the Saudis isn’t figuring out who will partner with them but rather articulating what they want.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

A major challenge in studying historical pandemics is figuring out exactly when ancient infections occurred.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

"When disorder enhances stability, the next challenge is figuring out how best to design it," Motter said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

“I think we’re still figuring out a lot of stuff,” Klein said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

He always knew how I felt, and I’d gotten pretty good at figuring out most of his looks and quirks.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas