filtering

Example Sentences

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Humans can often sustain focus on a specific goal while filtering out competing information.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Instead, signs of high inflation, and particularly signs that high energy prices are filtering through into other areas of the economy, would increase expectations that the Fed’s next move will be a rate hike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In February he launched press conferences reserved for new media and influencers, which led to accusations that he was "filtering" journalists.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Several justices seemed drawn to the idea that the process was somehow less constitutionally troubling because the initial search involved automated filtering rather than human eyes manually reviewing every account.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

I walked back to the living room and found my father asleep on the sofa, his round mouth pursed and tightly shut, his breath filtering softly through his nose.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee