Figuring
Both words in one sentence
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Neville Papperman performs a similar task with his "fear-sense", but he does this by figuring out the person's vulnerabilities and concerns over their power and working out how it functions.
Source: Awesomeness by Analysis - The Finder's Walter Sherman has the occasional Dream Sequence which ends in him figuring out something he missed earlier in whatever case he's working.
Source: Dreaming the Truth -
Miles has trouble figuring out who Cavilo is really working for; he discovers that it was going to be the Cetagandans, but in the end, she's really only in it for herself.
Source: Playing Both Sides
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