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problem-solving

American  
[prahb-luhm sahl-ving] / ˈprɑb ləm ˈsɑl vɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process of assessing problems and developing strategies to achieve solutions.


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As we spend more of our working lives interacting with artificial intelligence, our chats are becoming part of our work product—a record of our research, brainstorming, problem-solving and decision-making.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Where are the well-rounded characters, smart dialogue, ingenious scheming on one side and even more ingenious problem-solving on the other?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Chacon also leads an e-sports program — which, in her hands, is computer science training and problem-solving designed as fun.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

A separate group of tasks mapped the so-called "multiple demand network" -- a distributed brain system that supports complex problem-solving.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

From the time I was little, my parents had trained me to be an extreme problem-solver—like a problem-solving ninja.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

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