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He says this creates a "perfect storm" because AI is then more likely to be used to filter through a large volume of applications.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Read through such a filter, Big Drum becomes another catalyst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Vance pleaded unfamiliarity, explaining that “sometimes information doesn’t filter up to me.”
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
He took questions on Snapchat and replied with no filter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
To filter the smell, I pull the scarf tightly over my nose and mouth.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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The team then evaluated the element wheel, a rotating mechanism equipped with filters and other optical components.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Women's health creators and charities have told us their content has been removed, had sensitivity filters added, or had its reach suppressed - a practice known as "shadowbanning".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“No staff filters, no bureaucratic dilution — a direct line to the secretary,” Hegseth said.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The filters clog at low speeds or cold temperatures; burner units pack up; the sensors break constantly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But I’m sure a faint glow filters through the middle of the stone.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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From there, medbeds filtered out to the rest of the secret-space-program community and to other alternative subcultures, including the New Age world.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“They came through the stereo, speaking loudly into my ear, filtered through the added beauty of a child’s brain taking that all in.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Chris Lofts, the site manager, said the waste was first filtered before having water added and being fed into a digester to create methane.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
On the first day, worker bees filtered out 95% of the pesticide and transferred it into the honeycomb.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
All around her, filtered sunlight pushed through the trees, casting touches of gold on random spots.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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I realized I was nervous and not filtering my words very well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
At the same time, beyond the gas pump and airline terminal, there are few signs these soaring fuel costs are filtering into the broader economy, raising prices for products such as food and clothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
It holds huge amounts of water, slowing rain as it moves downhill, reducing flooding and filtering out sediment before it reaches the reservoir.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Yet when it comes to the ways AI is filtering into Americans’ jobs, many workers are looking at a trickle so far, rather than a flood.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Mamou had this stained glass partition separating the living room from the dining room, and the light filtering through it cast constellations of color across my family’s faces.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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