filter
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It also acquired parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace in 2023 and specialty RF filter firm Akoustis in 2025 after each of those companies filed for bankruptcy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
The whole painting is illuminated by light from the right, which—in the Capponi chapel—is amplified by natural rays that filter through a stained-glass window on the wall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Surfshark also recently introduced a privacy-first web content blocker for Android and iOS, allowing users to filter categories of websites without tracking browsing history.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
They must obey laws, but beyond that, social media companies can filter content as they like, and anything objectionable is the responsibility of whomever posted it.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Only stories of love pass through our post-mortal filter, yet even then, we are baffled by the intensity of longing and loss that threatens those mortal tales of love.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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