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Much of Mooradian’s job was sorting through storage units and deciding what was worth auctioning off.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

Henry Darby, marketing and communications officer for Swansea Building Society, said he was sorting through the post when the postcard dropped out, and that he had found limited information about the intended recipient online.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024

Moments later, she was sorting through 200 desirable options.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2023

The discovery occurred when Stewart Plein, the curator of rare books at West Virginia University Libraries, was sorting through a recent donation of books.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

M. Bouc, meanwhile, seizing upon the one tangible thing his friend had mentioned, was sorting through the passports.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie