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solving

  • present participle of solve.

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Yet the women who ate during a shorter window of time of eight to nine hours were found to perform better on tests measuring spatial planning and problem solving than the 12-hour group.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Despite those comparable results, the women who ate within an eight- to nine-hour period performed significantly better on tests measuring spatial planning and problem solving than those who continued eating across 12 hours.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Deng, a 37-year-old mathematics professor at the University of Chicago, was honoured for his work solving another century-old problem.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

AI's progress has been fast: at the 2024 IMO, Google achieved a silver-medal score, solving four of the six problems over two to three days.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Joe and Frank were known around town for solving mysteries, even though they were only eight and nine years old.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon