filtering
Example Sentences
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Worker bees normally serve as a colony's first line of defense against contamination, filtering harmful substances before they can spread through the hive.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Researchers found last year that filtering biothreat-related text from training data makes models ignorant about the topic, but they caution it isn’t a silver bullet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Rightmove data suggests that fewer tenants are proactively filtering for pet-friendly properties when searching for a home.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“The lagged pass-through of higher energy, logistics and imported input costs from Gulf War shocks are still filtering through to prices,” the economists add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The light filtering through the grapevines made shadows writhe across the ground like a swarm of bugs.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
