as in winnowed (out)
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Photos were brought in to be scanned and used alongside more than 90 oral history interviews with 100 people.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025 -
So Allen took the snap, scanned the field, found no open receivers and bailed right, his eyes still sifting through layers of zone.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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No major injuries were immediately reported on the scene, though one person involved was taken to the hospital to have his injuries inspected.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The map below shows the rankings for 500 of the schools WalletHub reviewed.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Leslie's murder went cold for years until two new detectives re-examined the evidence in 2022.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Since the nineties, a number of studies have examined the long-term impacts of starvation on fetuses in the womb.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Picked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20over. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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