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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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That was true even when we accounted for factors like differences in the amount of time participants spent indoors, with either filter, as well as how stressful they found the test.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

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

But these days, the two brothers are very much outsiders—playing the role of agitators in the kind of drama that can erupt in wealthy families as sizable fortunes filter down through the generations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

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

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Jason scrambled backwards, not fast enough, but his ventus proved a useful filter.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Roman's Coronagraphic Instrument will use masks, prisms, detectors, filters, and self-flexing mirrors to demonstrate technologies capable of suppressing starlight.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Teens wouldn’t be able to use extreme makeup filters.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Like counts would be hidden by default and cosmetic surgery filters barred.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Snapchat filters and images shared in group chats suggest that many teenagers - and those not so young - are simply having harmless fun with the trend.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

The sunlight filters through lacy hemlock needles and we stretch out on our backs, chewing the tasty twigs of a spicebush and silently admiring the forest.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

That optimism filtered through to Asia, where Seoul -- which has been at the forefront of extreme volatility in the tech sector over the past month -- climbed more than four percent.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 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

Carlos is in the pantry, getting himself a glass of water from the filtered spout when he sees the two men walking up the driveway.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Worker bees normally serve as a colony's first line of defense against contamination, filtering harmful substances before they can spread through the hive.

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

Dr Bloomer says "significant sunspot activity" is visible with solar filtering but that you need magnification when viewing with the naked eye.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Researchers found last year that filtering biothreat-related text from training data makes models ignorant about the topic, but they caution it isn’t a silver bullet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

“For a year perhaps,” I said, “not forever. Who could endure such a filtering of sunlight and fresh air as they do?”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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