filter
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Peer review—the quiet process in which independent experts vet scientific work—is the quality filter behind safe medicines, infrastructure standards, and daily technologies.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
More important are the so-called second-order effects as higher petroleum costs filter through the economy, affecting other goods, such as fertilizers, and services, notably transportation prices such as airfares.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The Swedish company confirmed the verification process “will be rooted in human review and judgment” to help filter out bad actors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"We've kind of deduced it to be UVC radiation, the radiation that exists above the ozone layer because obviously there's no filter up there", he says.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The modern population of the world now hears all music through the filter - some would say imperfection - of Equal Temperament.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing filter
"The Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas
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