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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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Kelly pulls out his phone to show me a video of a woman whose account is dedicated to sharing puzzling life advice while she appears under an extreme beauty filter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

What to do if your filter needs calibration?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

An unusually large amount of smoke in the air from nearby forest fires acted like an additional atmospheric filter.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

“Gas prices filter through to everything, but especially food,” Owens said.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

In the laboratory, Mr. Loomis also had the world’s only radiation-proof suit, and he had the air filter and the water filter.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

She and her sister both approve of hiding the numbers of likes and restricting filters.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

It will gradually turn a reddish, copper color as sunlight bends and filters through the atmosphere to fall on the otherwise-obscured part of the moon.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The platform will be required to automatically apply stricter privacy settings to accounts belonging to children under the age of 16, strengthen parental supervision systems, and implement stricter content filters.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Singapore inflation figures on Monday will likely show that price growth accelerated in July as the energy shock filters through.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

I used C02 filters to regulate the atmosphere, and brought enough oxygen and water for the whole trip.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Cross polarized light microscopy uses specially filtered light to reveal structures that may be difficult to see with ordinary microscopy.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

And the gains filtered through to Asia, with Tokyo climbing two percent thanks to healthy advances for Kioxia, Tokyo Electron and Advantest.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The performance will touch on the comedian’s experience moving to Ireland, the challenges of cultural differences and her relationship with her nonbinary child, all filtered through her characteristic humor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The new concoction, meant to promote “restoration,” is a collaboration with Jolie — a New York-based beauty wellness company that sells filtered showerheads.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Seema and I watched over our new sister in the living room while the morning sun filtered through the windows.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

One way employees have used their AI agents is to manage their inbox: summarizing emails, filtering out spam messages and automatically drafting responses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Scientists have long thought that worker bees help shield queens from contamination by filtering harmful substances out of the food they provide.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

While government measures have softened the hit from surging oil costs, policymakers expect higher energy prices to start filtering through to a wider array of consumer goods over the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

This prominence emitted strongly in light associated with hydrogen, allowing its original bright pink color to survive despite the atmospheric filtering.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Well, she continued, the trees are filtering the sraf as it moves through them, and some of it is attracted to the flowers.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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