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[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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Historically, higher oil and fertilizer prices take up to twelve months to fully filter through food-supply chains, meaning much of the impact has yet to appear in consumer prices, Stamer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The New York Fed’s multivariate core trend model External link, which uses statistical techniques to filter out noise, measured 4% percent in April.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

And we’ve been slowly trying to filter that out, I think, of Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

And there is always a healthy dollop of nostalgia when reminiscing about kits - those hazy childhood memories relived through a golden filter.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Some people make it by dripping water through a filter containing coffee grounds: they are relying on gravity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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