filtering

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A striking gray-striped coat featured geometric shadows that mimicked light filtering through Venetian blinds, appearing as if it had practically materialized from a black and white film.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"It is about choice – if you want to hear AI music or if you don't," says Sixtus who would prefer Spotify labelled and enabled filtering of AI-generated content itself.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

For decades, the Great Firewall worked because information control meant controlling distribution channels by blocking websites, filtering search results, and monitoring social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

By filtering out these outside influences, the researchers uncovered a much stronger genetic signal than previously recognized.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

She spoke with her hands, entertaining her two youngest children with fluid movements of such consummate grace that it seemed as though light music should be filtering from somewhere in the dizzying late afternoon heat.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy