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At least the U.S. and Russia, oceans apart from each other, had half an hour to sort out the confusion before the missiles would land if they had been real.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
He continues to disappoint with “The Uprising,” a sort of grunge “Braveheart” that attempts to replace Mel Gibson’s Hollywood bravado with grit and realism but comes across as lifeless and inert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
She served as a sort of creative director on the Novig campaign, according to Fortinsky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"The baggage hall was the worst and they're very lucky that there wasn't any sort of incident as tempers frayed and the concourse was getting hotter."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
What sort of pointers did he think I could give?
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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"You can sense it in town, when you speak to shopkeepers, hairdressers, bakers, all sorts," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Hosts of spiritual-minded sorts called it home: Alan Watts popularized Zen Buddhism in the ’60s, alongside poets Gary Snyder and Kenneth Rexroth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“While everyone was running into all sorts of ‘AI opportunities,’ I wanted to run the other way,” Diller said in an earlier interview with The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In any case, the ADP report is an appetizer of sorts ahead of the main course for markets: the official U.S. employment report on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
In terms of sheer mileage, he had likely traveled far more than Penelope had, and in all sorts of weather, too.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Here’s a look at the sectors’ valuations, sorted by forward price/sales:
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
"This issue needs to be sorted and it needs to be sorted now."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Larger table areas are being set up at the count venue of Clacton Leisure Centre so the long ballot papers can be verified, sorted into piles and then counted.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Copper, tantalum and even the plastic from circuit boards are sorted and sold to specialist recyclers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
My daily routine was exactly what it had been: after breakfast I sorted scrap or pulled copper from radiators.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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These robots should be able to do factory work, like sorting packages, and proponents also envision humanoids helping out with household chores and childcare, among other things.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
Our travel columnist’s guide to sorting out the differences between TSA PreCheck, Global Entry and Clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Or has it been a sign of sorting out the transfer chaos of the first four years under Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital?
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
When disposable vape cartridges are put in garbage or recycling bins, they can be crushed by garbage trucks and sorting equipment at waste facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
She was still sorting out how she felt about what happened at the parade.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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