filter
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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
The charity appealed, which was initially denied - but after several weeks the post "suddenly reappeared" behind a sensitivity filter.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Wall Street analysts are pessimistic on Lululemon, through the filter of their usually rose-colored glasses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
I filter two good ones and e-mail those to Amu.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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As the name implies, Glass Half Full filters its work through a hopeful lens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
To keep our electronics safe, we have a whole-house surge protector, which filters out sudden electrical spikes in the grid that can harm our appliances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Music filters down from the clouds as he leads me away from the team, the table, and out onto the floor.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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I can fix this problem with a filtered water tank.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
Swiss GDP last contracted in the third quarter of 2025, as the first round of U.S. tariffs filtered through the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Branches overhead had been cleared away, too, not quite to the top of the bush but almost, so that the sunlight filtered through easily, and soft moss grew on the ground.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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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
Standing in the middle of the car, in the faint light filtering through the windows, she looked like a withered tree in a field of wheat.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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