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What was the process like of locating these, sifting through and sequencing which ones you wanted to put on the album?

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Their reconciliation came just as Stiller was beginning to sift through decades of nostalgia, dredging up memories about how he felt when his parents weren’t present for parts of his childhood.

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We compiled cases by sifting through both English- and Spanish-language social media, lawsuits, court records and local media reports.

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Efficient drone detection relies on sifting through vast amounts of information from air and ship traffic, and responding to a drone threat within seconds rather than hours.

As they sift through the records, the directors have informed lenders that they have so far found around $2 billion more in borrowings than the underlying accounts receivables.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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