piece together
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Essex Police has urged any witnesses to come forward as its detectives piece together what happened.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
But while police continued to piece together the case, Yepez was detained by federal immigration agents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The researchers combined genetic evidence with archaeological findings and radiocarbon dating to piece together what happened within these prehistoric communities.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
It’s where I spend the most time, too, brainstorming stretch meals and challenging myself to piece together a culinary puzzle of shelf-stable ingredients and other embellishments.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
But from what we know of Walter Reed at that time, and from a few things that he and Elizebeth let drop, we can piece together some of what happened.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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