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[sawrt] / sɔrt /




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The trauma of that experience was probably far deeper and more injurious than we wanted to admit, so we just sort of sleepwalked as events cascaded around us, feeling emotionally distanced and impotent.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

"Nanoparticle superlattices offer a way to create designer materials where your building blocks have all sort sorts of unique properties," Macfarlane says.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Fiscal policy is likely to stay on sort of autopilot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

"What sort of wine bottle weighs 32 kilograms?" wrote one of them.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

“This sort of thing never happened under Miss Myrt,” Pearl proclaimed.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

"Nanoparticle superlattices offer a way to create designer materials where your building blocks have all sort sorts of unique properties," Macfarlane says.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

A North Korean official was quoted as saying the test was conducted "because our armed forces should defend the security of the country and deter all sorts of threats."

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

When you bring all sorts of people into a room, the night becomes very colorful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

"Former US President George W Bush wore Lucchese cowboy boots, so suddenly you're crossing all sorts of party lines and tapping into all sorts of different electoral groups with your shoes."

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

“There’s been all sorts of flags, since I’ve known you, Lex, that things are weird with your dad.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Instacart said the shoppers were assigned to pricing experiments randomly, not sorted by income, demographics or browsing history.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

But the winners and losers still need to be sorted.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Back in her little Beijing flat, Yang is feeling more comfortable now that Yingwei has sorted out her problem of making the air conditioner work properly.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

With Treasury Department approval, charities controlled by wealthy people can target groups of at least 5,000, sorted by age, geography or both.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“I’m sorry I didn’t come to trivia night. Let me get my wallet out and I’m sure we’ll get this all sorted right away.”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

The Alaska Supreme Court did a decent job, though, of sorting this out.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

Here’s a cheat sheet for sorting it all out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

I’m sorting through a lot of advice right now.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

American companies are investing heavily in new recycling technologies and infrastructure, including the advanced sorting and processing that does the work Mr. Lomborg says machines rather than households should do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

I never saw Dad carry anything to a sorting bin; he just chucked it, with all the strength he had, from wherever he was standing.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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