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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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Experts recommend specifically designed eclipse glasses which filter UV rays that meet the standard ISO 12312-2:2015.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

If you are taking a picture of the event with your smart phone you should protect your camera with a solar filter or you can just put a pair of eclipse glasses over the lens.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Never look at the Sun through binoculars, a telescope, or a camera unless a solar filter designed for the front of the instrument is securely attached.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Thirty minutes later, she was changing the car’s dirty air filter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

"The vessels help the sangsues filter and share more of their purifying secretions with you."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

After last-minute gulps of water, everyone filters back into the heat of the desert and hurries to air out the cars’ ovenlike cabins.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Smith said: "Make sure its got the right protection and filters to stop any damage because any damage you get, it'll never heal. It's not like cutting your hand."

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Citing the reduced risk, Anthropic said its automated safety filters will intervene roughly 85 percent less often on Opus 5 than on Fable 5, the Mythos-class model it released last month.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

She calculated the numbers using a few key filters: first, she used personal consumption expenditure, the Fed’s stated preferred measure of inflation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

She heavily filters photos of meals and selfies.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Smoke from blazes in northwestern Ontario has filtered down to Toronto, the provincial capital.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

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

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 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

The lists were filtered to focus on those over 55 with at least $100,000 in assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

He peered out through the entryway, blinking at the sunshine that filtered down through the trees.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

Although the survey produced millions of potential detections, none survived all of the filtering steps.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

When the lawsuit was filed in mid-2024, government authorities were learning more about how such air bags were filtering into the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

The early light came filtering palely through the wood, making the tree trunks like watered silk.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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