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Recent Examples of sift
These days Jones is busy sifting through the stack of college acceptances (13 at last count) that he’s received in recent months.
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Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Trump officials could have sifted through the comments, rewritten the rule and published it as a final rule.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
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—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Authorities have been sifting through records and physically digging up pipes to try and get a clear picture of how widespread the problem of lead pipes is.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Trump officials could have sifted through the comments, rewritten the rule and published it as a final rule.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
2.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
Authorities have been sifting through records and physically digging up pipes to try and get a clear picture of how widespread the problem of lead pipes is.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sift
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Here's how to blend AI insights with your human touch: • Intuition Integration: Use AI insights as a starting point, but always filter them through your intuition and experience.—
Aleesha Webb,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Those earlier rulings found that the age verification systems of the 1990s and 2000s unduly burdened people’s speech and that filtering software could serve the same purpose, but the court also said that if the internet changed at some point in the future, that analysis could change too.—
Adi Robertson,
The Verge,
15 Jan. 2025
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Northwest Naturals was last inspected in March, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, and had no violations.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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If no marker appears at the address, the property has not yet been inspected.—
Yoonserk Pyun,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Stock screens Morgan Stanley did a few stock screens to sieve out those set to benefit.—
Weizhen Tan,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2024
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The sieving methods cannot be generalized so far as to push the result down to N = 2, however.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
7 June 2024
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Officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a house in the 5600 block of Seafield Lane in northwest Fort Worth about 6:20 p.m. to investigate reports of shots fired inside the home, according to a statement from Fort Worth police.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Jan. 2025
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Organizations likely to be the target of actors need to build resilience appropriate to investigating and eradicating threats from these highly skilled and motivated groups.—
James Blake,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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California Tiny burning embers flew miles, causing L.A. fire destruction on historic scale Jan. 9, 2025 During the autopsy, which determines the manner and cause of a person’s death, pathologists will also examine the body for identifying features.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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No other defendant in the cases examined received an unconditional discharge.—
Kate Christobek,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Capital One Arena, a downtown D.C. stadium with a capacity of 20,000, will screen the swearing-in live and host the presidential parade, Trump said.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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In 2022, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was only screened for one week before being removed.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Sift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sift. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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