The dictionary order option does not sort in dictionary order:
$ echo 'aB\nab\nAb' | sort -d -f ab aB Ab
It should be:
Ab aB ab
Certainly Merriam-Webster lists Ab before ab.
$ sort --version sort (textutils) 2.0.21 Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert.
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