sift

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European defense giant Thales sells drones that use AI to sift through sonar data and find mines faster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The technology can sift through vast quantities of data, including "satellite images, radar, electromagnetic waves, sound, drone images and sometimes real-time video," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

To help you sift through the noise, we’re launching a new newsletter: Executive Dysfunction.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

During a hearing in London, his barrister Jesse Nicolls said government security officers had conducted an "unlawful entry, search, sift and seizure" of documents.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Maybe he could sift the ashes down more and make that do until the men left?

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright