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sort out

verb

to find a solution to (a problem, etc), esp to make clear or tidy
it took a long time to sort out the mess
to take or separate, as from a larger group
he sorted out the most likely ones
to organize into an orderly and disciplined group
informal.
to beat or punish

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Court cases are flawed devices to sort out and solve such important social problems.

Without more details, it is impossible to sort out the sequence of events.

Rudder seems content to play the record keeper and let the philosophers sort out the sigificance.

But the people of Iraq were strong-willed, a great people, and he trusted them to sort out their affairs.

So the administration sweeps problems under a rug, in the hopes that they can sort out the mess later.

So much had happened so quickly during the past hour that Dalgard had no chance to plan or even sort out impressions in his mind.

Here you will have quite some writing to do, and bills to sort out.

First they began to sort out the things to be kept for immediate use.

Mina was trying to sort out the state of things which would result.

She obeyed and Leslie kneeling on the floor began to sort out the rags.

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