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[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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If there were a statewide measure for commercial businesses, many would probably have to build retention ponds or swales to filter out contaminants before water percolates underground.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 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

“It’s like putting a Snapchat filter on something,” Vargas told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Providing a nonstop stream of eccentric social commentary, improbable memories and terrible jokes, Harry is an amiable codger who has no filter whatsoever.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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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