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Above all, one takes pleasure in the cast, the sort of actors who only have to walk in a room to tell you who they are, who make exposition unnecessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The companies would also have to sort through overlapping bureaus, talent contracts and questions over how much of their editorial operations could be shared while maintaining the distinct identities of the two news outlets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Immediately it was immense fear, it was sort of like animalistic fear," Gershkovich said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
"There's hardly any transport links out here so you sort of have to rely on people giving me lifts," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Elliot never winced; he never showed any sort of emotion besides cocky self-assuredness peppered with the occasional temper spike.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
I’m sure you get all sorts of customers in your store — the good, the bad and the impossible.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
These sorts of stories are part of modern homeownership folklore, surely amplified by the real-estate industry itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Tennis is a hamster wheel of sorts - the fact that these guys make room in their schedule to play this incredible event tells you how great this event is," Agassi added.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Anderson’s original “Resident Evil” film franchise, the writer-director — known for his abrasive, nu-metal vulgar auteurism — raises a middle finger of sorts to his detractors.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The office we go into is tiny, with all sorts of posters taped to the walls, their edges curling up from the damp sea air.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The sector list is sorted by September price changes in ascending order, with the full index at the bottom.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
But the slate of games Sunday sorted out the rest of the postseason bracket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
“It has already been sorted into higher yielding options.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"And now we know they were already being sorted and incorporated into the first generation of solid bodies from the very start."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Glad to see you. Did you get Marlena sorted out?”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
That new renaissance is now increasingly connected to agentic software – or programs capable of automatically completing tasks like managing calendars, booking reservations and sorting through email.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The company, which uses the machines for sorting and moving packages inside warehouses, is already one of the world’s top robot makers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Bossy’s direction raises the clamorous volume instead of sorting out the disordered structure or digging into the unexamined silences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
That should be everyone’s first goal when they are sorting out their finances.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Most of our fish went straight from the lake to Mr. Kofigah, but when we caught more than he needed, we had the job of sorting, scaling, cleaning, and smoking it.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
