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Dat, 60, has been sorting plastic in Xa Cau for a decade and said the job "definitely affects your health".

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

Since the bankruptcy filing, First Brands has been sorting through its assets to figure out what the collateral is and who gets first priority on that collateral, lawyers for First Brands said on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

For the past few months, Seattle artist Amanda Manitach has been sorting through trash.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

In the Agana Heights neighborhood of central Guam, Jessica Kim, 37, has been sorting through waterlogged wreckage since the wind ripped off the roof of her garage and floodwaters invaded her family’s home last week.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Baron Wenkendorf looks up from a pile of letters and papers which he has been sorting.

From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Schubin, Ossip