Example Sentences

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The Five Eyes bulletin says Chinese agents post fake job adverts online before sifting through applicants' CVs to identify candidates worth exploiting.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Still, sifting through BDCs for winners feels like a dangerous business right now.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Alien hunters now are looking for any sign of technology, radio or not, and sifting through data from large observatories that span the electromagnetic spectrum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

But most are not well versed in sifting through medical research, and separating high-quality evidence from anecdotes and hunches.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Her gaze fell to the ground, pupils darting back and forth, as though she was sifting through every event of the past two days.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman