sifting
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Instead, it was a layered cake made from whipping butter and sugar until it was frothy and then sifting in the dry ingredients.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
All of this means much more time sifting through silica and wielding her tiny enamel brush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Others carry the earth to a nearby seasonal river, where mostly women crouch in the murky water, washing and sifting mud and sand hoping to detect a tiny trace of the element.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The regional governor published photos of rescuers sifting through the rubble of a small house.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Viola sat sifting soft hillocks of white flour with Idabelle for company.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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