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sifts

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present tense third-person singular of sift

as in filters

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The institute had deliberately enabled Internet access and disabled the developers’ cybersafety filters to test the systems’ maximum capabilities; some prompts were also misconfigured.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Pumps move water through pipes to a treatment plant that filters and disinfects it.

— William Akoto, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

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The county health department inspects all restaurants in the county except those in Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless and North Richland Hills.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
When an agent is treated like an intern, the human provides context, inspects the work closely, corrects mistakes, and gradually expands its responsibilities.

— Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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Instead, pack blazers, dress shirts, and anything with structure in a garment bag, which requires fewer folds and lays flat.

— Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
The Bay of Fundy lays claim to the largest tidal range on the planet, with waves crescendoing upwards of 50 feet a day.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026

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Juliana’s family is working with Julian, a civil rights organization that investigates how police handle the deaths of Black people and other minorities.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Six of Europe’s largest oil companies posted first-quarter profits of $22 billion altogether, a total which was 43% higher than the same time last year, according to Global Witness, a nonprofit organization that investigates environmental problems.

— Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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The Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed the lineup of its Open Air section, which screens films outdoors in the festival’s largest venue, the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
The sidebar typically screens one or two episodes and holds informal conversations with cast and creators in Toronto.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

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Named for nebbia, the Italian word for the heavy layer of fog that settles over the vineyards around harvest time in early autumn, Nebbiolo has been cultivated in Piedmont for more than 750 years.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
Then the camera settles on Anna’s face and stays there long enough to watch her smile give out, a choice Adams says wasn’t necessarily written that way.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

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