sift
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FPL has become so competitive that it's led to a whole industry of content creators offering weekly tips for anyone looking to sift through stats as the season goes on.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Lawyers handle troves of text and data, making the legal industry fertile ground for large language models that can help sift through documents.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“It took them a whole lot of energy and effort to sift through all these things to find this needle in the haystack,” said Doyle, a longtime immigration attorney.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Researchers carefully sift through dirt samples and use specialized tools called micromanipulators to isolate the tiny shards.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
The idea was you were buried with all your favorite things and in a thousand years a relative would dig you up and sift through your rotted remains and stuff.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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