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Recent Examples of sift
Investors and founders have seen the technology’s ability to sift through large amounts of data, and its potential to transform everything from drug discovery to medical imaging.
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Kate Rooney, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Sure, clearance items are a bit overwhelming to sift through, but that section is also home to major markdowns like this textural, rattan dining table that seats up to six.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday allowed CBS News to accompany an EPA team sifting through the ash searching for toxic debris.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, restoration crews began sifting through the remains of Heidi’s house.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Kate Rooney, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Sure, clearance items are a bit overwhelming to sift through, but that section is also home to major markdowns like this textural, rattan dining table that seats up to six.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday allowed CBS News to accompany an EPA team sifting through the ash searching for toxic debris.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, restoration crews began sifting through the remains of Heidi’s house.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sift
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The amount of high-energy radiation that filters in through the foliage can vary greatly between habitats, some of which are heavily shaded by leafy canopies, while others are more open and allow more sunlight in.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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Blend the soaked beans with fresh water in a food processor, then filter the mixture through a clean fabric.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ford seat belt recall remedy Dealers will inspect seat belt buckle anchor bolts in all seating positions and, if the vehicle is equipped, the seat belt retractor anchor bolt and seat belt anchor bolt at the second-row center seating position, Ford said.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Both Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office prosecutors and Pino’s defense attorneys plan to have experts inspect the Robalo center console early next month.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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No other team, however, can match the numbers of a Burnley side that, lest it be forgotten, sieved 78 goals in 38 games while being relegated from the Premier League under Vincent Kompany’s management last season.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 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 district told Child Protective Services about these reports, and the agency is investigating, the district’s statement notes.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Local and state officials are investigating the 26-year-old's death as a homicide.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Susan Zirinsky, a former CBS News president, will continue to examine standards at the news division on an interim basis, McMahon said.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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According to a probable-cause affidavit obtained by NJ.com, troopers performing a load securement check asked to examine how the tractor-trailer’s doors were sealed.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The classic theater on University Avenue will screen movies by Ernst Lubitsch, Rouben Mamoulian and Josef von Sternberg through late April.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Both films will screen across IMAX locations nationwide, and at select locations internationally.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Sift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sift. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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