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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sifting
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Anthropic, citing both legal obligation and the technical impossibility of filtering users by nationality in real time, shut both models down globally despite their value.
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Your lymphatic system has been running quietly in the background your whole life, filtering waste, shuttling immune cells and moving fluid that your circulatory system leaves behind.
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Rux used to work as a mechanical engineer inspecting roads for cracks that result from use and weathering.
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Bud Carpenter walked up to join Ed and me in inspecting the prize.
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In this context, when screening healthy asymptomatic people who aren’t at high risk, the chance at an ideal screening result of identifying abnormal tissue that can be eliminated is very low.
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Stockard Channing stops for a pic at a Lorraine TV show screening in London on June 30.
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The federal government and states have begun investigating pricing strategies that companies report have led to higher profits.
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Human remains were found in the chimney of a public school in Queens, New York, on Tuesday morning while officials were investigating a foul odor, according to police.
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Fashion was not the only Paris institution straining.
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You may be used to straining cans the traditional way, which involves using the cutoff lid to drain and squeeze out liquid from the contents of the can, but this strainer offers a simpler solution to the job that won’t potentially cut your hands in the process.
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Centellian24 comes from a Korean pharmaceutical company that spent decades researching Centella asiatica, so skin recovery is part of the brand’s DNA.
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Students are still researching and comparing, but more of that process is happening in environments where institutions have less visibility and control.
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The program sponsors scholars studying at a wide range of majors and universities throughout the country.
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France, Spain, Denmark, Thailand and South Korea are among others studying or developing similar approaches.
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“Sifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sifting. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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