puzzle out
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This is difficult to puzzle out because, as mentioned, dark matter does not interact with light and it does not seem to decay over time — but it does have gravity.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024
But Maitlis says she spent years "trying to puzzle out" what the words meant.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
Gasque expressed appreciation for the input from people who study the middle ionosphere, or mesosphere, and the stratosphere, whose ideas helped her puzzle out the solution.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023
Working with colleagues in Argentina, Mexico, and other countries, she sought to puzzle out whether genetic markers in lice could trace historical contacts between their human hosts.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 7, 2023
My brain struggles to puzzle out which one would be best.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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