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Example Sentences

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The longer it runs, the more energy flows from the Middle East could be disrupted and filter through to what European households and businesses pay for everything from electricity to food.

From The Wall Street Journal

As steeper prices filter through the economy, this could mean higher fares on airlines and other modes of transport, alongside elevated logistic costs, said economist James Knightley of ING.

From Barron's

In the figurative paintings of Veronica Fernandez’s first solo exhibition, “Prey,” the artist’s childhood is recalled through dreamlike and fantastical scenes, with memories filtered through experience and emotion.

From Los Angeles Times

The light that does reach the moon’s surface is filtered through a thick slice of the Earth’s atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times

But as the class filtered out, he grabbed his bag, unfolded himself from his desk, and started for the door.

From Literature