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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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The group have packed filter systems and chlorine pills to treat any water they take from streams.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Companies tend to make hiring plans months in advance, meaning any shifts in demand filter through with a lag.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

CEOs should read the early signs, not filter them out: The people closest to customers and daily operations often see cracks before they become crises.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

What it gets very, very wrong, like people, is that it’s hard to live a normal life with the cancer filter always on.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

It worked this way: the worse the water was, the less you got, but what did come through was pure; the filter would not pass the radioactive part.

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




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