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sieve

[siv] / sɪv /
NOUN
strainer
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"It was filthy, dirty and it leaked like a sieve for many years," he said in a White House video.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The average American home is about as airtight and well-insulated as a metal sieve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

If you want a silky texture, strain through a fine-mesh sieve.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2025

That could have maybe turned into something, but Chelsea wants the sieve, she wants to pour down the plug hole.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

The front door was open, so the voices floated out the screen door like water through a sieve.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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