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sift

[sift] / sɪft /


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In large offerings, there can be hundreds of lines of orders to sift through.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“It took them a whole lot of energy and effort to sift through all these things to find this needle in the haystack,” said Doyle, a longtime immigration attorney.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Researchers carefully sift through dirt samples and use specialized tools called micromanipulators to isolate the tiny shards.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Manus, created by startup Butterfly Effect, can sift through and summarise resumes or create a stock analysis website, according to its website.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Mushie and Anastasia shared the roof while Ikwa helped me sift through the trash that had accumulated against the wooden poles.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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