sorted

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Samrith Sarav sorted garbage at a recycling plant for as little as $1 a day to supplement her husband’s daily earnings of $5 to $7 as a motorcycle taxi driver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"Get the North Sea sorted out," is his message.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Gildo Zegna has the air of a man with the supreme confidence of someone who’s sorted out all the answers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Early dabbawalas transported lunchboxes on bicycles and marked them with coloured threads so they could be sorted and returned accurately.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

And all the time that they heaved and carried and sorted, Nim worried about when Jack would get home and when Alex would leave.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr