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sift [sɪft] VB trans

1. sift (pass through sieve):

sift

просе́ивать

2. sift (examine closely):

sift

тща́тельно изуча́ть

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The lack of strong feeding appendages indicates that they were more likely to feed by sifting through the sea bottom for edible organic particles. en.wikipedia.org

During this phase, the brain supposedly sifts through information gathered throughout the day and throws out all unwanted material. en.wikipedia.org

Other programs are needed to perform traffic analysis and sift through intercepted data looking for important/useful information. en.wikipedia.org

The trap is covered with finely sifted dirt. en.wikipedia.org

This involves making an initial formative assessment by sifting out the incorrect answers. en.wikipedia.org

There the seaweed is ground, sifted to remove impurities such as sand, and washed thoroughly. en.wikipedia.org

It will then give the pupil at least one practice at each slight variation of sifted out questions. en.wikipedia.org

Any excavation, even if for technical reasons, must be documented, photographed and the dirt sifted for any remains of relics. en.wikipedia.org

The observatory sifted through star-forming cloudsthe slow cookers of star ingredientsto trace the path by which potentially life-forming molecules, such as water, form. en.wikipedia.org

We just sift through that stuff, as well as the stuff we do in rehearsal and just pick the best ideas and go. en.wikipedia.org

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