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Alice Aycock is fighting to prevent the removal of her work, the Star Sifter, from Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy Airport.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2012
Free kick crossed by Daniel Grainger, clearance made by Tamas Sifter.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2011
"Most of the stuff we go out to find turns out to be dry holes," says Private First Class Mike Sifter.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sifter Louisa drew it from among the folds of her long black robes.
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
At this, a big kitchen fork pricked up its ears and said in a tiny voice: "Let's hear from Judge Sifter."
From The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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