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Recent Examples of unsorted
Students were dumping non-recyclable garbage into the recycling bins to the point that, in 2021, the school’s Environmental Outreach Club decided to ask the school to padlock the bins to prevent students from disposing unsorted materials into them.
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Julia Dang, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Paper ballots from vote centers countywide were mixed up and stored off-site, unsorted, in thousands of boxes, while recounting scans of ballots required monitors and tech workers.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024
The warehouse outlet sold unsorted items by the pound.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
The British Library data—an apparently unsorted dump of employees’ passport scans and other personal information—were put up for sale for twenty bitcoins, some eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023
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Julia Dang, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
Paper ballots from vote centers countywide were mixed up and stored off-site, unsorted, in thousands of boxes, while recounting scans of ballots required monitors and tech workers.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024
The warehouse outlet sold unsorted items by the pound.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
The British Library data—an apparently unsorted dump of employees’ passport scans and other personal information—were put up for sale for twenty bitcoins, some eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsorted
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The next areas on your decluttering to-do list should be your kitchen cabinets and office drawers, which have a serious tendency to accumulate unused or outdated electronics, miscellaneous plugs, or frayed, unusable cords.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 2026
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The kitchen’s handwash sink was completely inaccessible with multiple child car seats and miscellaneous household items stacked in front of it.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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However, the truth is that Chinese teams have operated with heterogeneous infrastructure for quite some time.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The credit card market is heterogeneous, segmented by income and more importantly by credit score.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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During a search of his home, investigators reportedly found and seized 152 grams of fentanyl, 215 grams of crack cocaine, 91 grams of powder cocaine, eight grams of methamphetamine, a gun magazine and 50 rounds of assorted ammunition, court records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mattresses and Bedding As is the case with assorted linens, avoid storing mattresses and bedding in the damp, chilly basement.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Pentagon plans to deploy the system across both classified and unclassified environments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Military officials did not clarify whether additional engagements occurred beyond those shown in the unclassified video.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
1 Jan. 2026
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The eclectic sourcing reflects its notion of conservation.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Chef Misti Norris, formerly of the eclectic Petra and the Beast, has created Far Out’s menu.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Anti-ICE actions that try to thwart the brutal and indiscriminate enforcement of immigration laws can become a form of civil disobedience.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tear gas is an indiscriminate weapon, meaning once it is deployed, it cannot be controlled, and unintended targets may be affected, Haar said.—
Graham Hurley,
CNN Money,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Unsorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsorted. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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