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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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Its Coronagraph Instrument will block and filter the light from stars so astronomers can study exoplanets and disks around them.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 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

Everything that once had color is faded, like a vintage Instagram filter.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

From BBC Aug. 28, 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

Depending on the situation, it filters out some information while giving greater attention to signals that are more relevant.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

She had walked to another county once, hoping to trade some fabric she had sewn into filters for straining liquid in exchange for corn we could eat.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

Flores, whose only public comments had for months been filtered through his legal team, agreed to speak with The Times, detailing the toll that the prior year and a half had taken on him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

As the big day approached, Aschenbrenner’s friends, former colleagues and fellow members of the Silicon Valley intelligentsia filtered into the wedding hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 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

Together, these tools automatically filtered vast amounts of data before researchers performed additional analysis.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The sun set early in winter, but a little light still filtered in through the lace curtains Aunt Rose had crocheted long ago when she and her husband had first been married.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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

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

The Rightmove data suggests that fewer tenants are proactively filtering for pet-friendly properties when searching for a home.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The sunlight, filtering through innumerable leaves, was still hot on their faces.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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