filter through

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CPI-E’s heavy weighting in medical care and housing means retirees face a delayed hit as oil costs filter through the broader economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Kacher: Every time we have seen a major architectural change filter through the tech industry, it takes a decade or more for it to be widely adopted.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

No one can predict how long the Iran war will last, how it might affect global energy prices, and how it might filter through to the American economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Eventually, farmers believe the rapid increases in their costs will filter through to higher prices.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

While the experience of a work can be immediately electrifying, we sometimes do not realize its impact until it has had time to filter through the recesses of our imaginations.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson