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as in traveling
to come or be together as friends you should be careful about whom you sort with
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as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point that doesn't sort with what you said the last time
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as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type sorted the mail into bills to be paid and junk to be thrown out
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Recent Examples of sorting That means an outside entity—known as Maxwell’s demon—could theoretically herd those molecules from one object to another preferentially, sorting the faster-moving molecules back to the hot object and the cooler ones to the cold object. —
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026 As McCarrell opened the door to Trinity’s archives on the library’s second floor Wednesday, the difficulty of sorting nearly 70 years worth of history over the course of six months immediately became clear. —Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 This might be cleaning out a set of drawers or sorting one or two types of toys. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026 Sorrell was skeptical of sorting jobs into categories of good versus bad, or noble versus corrupt. —Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 During peak operating hours, when all conveyor belts and baggage sorting equipment are running, the airport relies on Critical Loop’s controller to predict and manage on-site battery needs. —Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 The same facility that employs workers sorting packages before sunrise is testing the technology that may eventually change what that shift looks like entirely. —Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Residents could have to take on such tasks as staffing doors, sorting packages, mopping hallways, sweeping sidewalks and hauling trash to the curb. —ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 That starts with sorting and finding the right laundry detergent for the job and your washing machine. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026 As McCarrell opened the door to Trinity’s archives on the library’s second floor Wednesday, the difficulty of sorting nearly 70 years worth of history over the course of six months immediately became clear. —Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 This might be cleaning out a set of drawers or sorting one or two types of toys. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026 Sorrell was skeptical of sorting jobs into categories of good versus bad, or noble versus corrupt. —Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 During peak operating hours, when all conveyor belts and baggage sorting equipment are running, the airport relies on Critical Loop’s controller to predict and manage on-site battery needs. —Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 The same facility that employs workers sorting packages before sunrise is testing the technology that may eventually change what that shift looks like entirely. —Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Residents could have to take on such tasks as staffing doors, sorting packages, mopping hallways, sweeping sidewalks and hauling trash to the curb. —ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 That starts with sorting and finding the right laundry detergent for the job and your washing machine. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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After the match, Chelsea captain Reece James made a point of pushing McFarlane towards the travelling support to receive his congratulations.— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Roughly 55% of people traveling along the avenue are doing so on a bus, city data says.— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
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In a corresponding move, the club recalled utilityman Nick Loftin from Triple-A Omaha.— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Today, visitors can explore the house and corresponding art museum as well as the gardens and outbuildings, many of which have been repurposed into retail spaces.— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
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The funeral home building was demolished in 2024 after the EPA condemned it, classifying it as a toxic waste site.— Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Whether the law survives looming legal challenges—rooted in a 1933 state Supreme Court ruling classifying income as property—remains an open question.— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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The British royal family seems to be trying really hard to distance itself from the Epstein scandal, and part of that involves the King and the major players not associating themselves with Andrew or Fergie again.— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026
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Each embedding — a way of associating each point on the sphere to a point within the flag variety — can be defined by a polynomial equation.— Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
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But a subversive tradition took hold in the early nineteen-seventies, coinciding with the heyday of Saturday-morning cartoons and children’s educational television.— Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Called Jubilee Gold, the watch was conceived and developed in the maison’s Swiss workshop and part of a batch of new releases coinciding with the 100th anniversary celebration of the groundbreaking Oyster model.— Charlie Boyd, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
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Laron is the son of Ronnie Major, an ex-high-ranking Sin City Disciples operative, who was sentenced to over 24 years in prison in October.— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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The 37-year-old was remarkably durable this season, ranking second in the NBA in minutes played.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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With eight minutes left in the contest, Kempe bonked Cale Makar in the back of the head, then went to the box for mixing it up with captain Gabe Landeskog, who came to Makar’s defense, shortly thereafter.— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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And really got to that and did a nice job of mixing the four-seamer, the two-seamer.— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Instead of imitating other instruments and conforming to conventional musical ideas, Buchla (and Ciani) set out to create a paradigm based on harnessing the flow of electricity itself.— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
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Trustees displayed the transgender flag on the dais as Chanise Hendrix, the district’s LGBTQ support services coordinator, gave a presentation about the past and future of SCUSD’s efforts to protect trans and non-gender conforming students and staff.— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Sorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sorting. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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