sorting

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Royal Mail said it checks its delivery offices and sorting machines daily and it was likely the magazine had been somehow put back into the postal system by someone, rather than lost.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

San Diego police declined to add details to the timeline, saying investigators were still sorting it out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

It opened a new truck marshaling yard for sorting and dispatching cargo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

There is a familiar litany of criticisms levelled at the big players, including sorting users into "filter bubbles", unevenly-enforced moderation and addictive design.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The structure for lifting, sorting, and dumping the coal was called the tipple.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam