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solved
  • past participle of solve.
  • past tense form of solve.

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This solved two critical problems for Blanche: His boss gets to claim victory while the acting attorney general can legally evade judicial accountability.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

AI has solved a math problem that stumped humans for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

And to keep going until the mystery is solved.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Now, an international research team led by a Penn State physicist says the mystery appears to have been solved, and the answer supports existing physics rather than overturning it.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

He’d solved all kinds of crimes in Bayport and beyond, and he worked with the police a lot.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon