filtering
Example Sentences
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Although the survey produced millions of potential detections, none survived all of the filtering steps.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The theory behind it is how it separates teams on the result of the match between them, filtering out potentially big scorelines from other matches which can skew goal difference.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
In economies like the Philippines, problems with energy supplies have already started filtering through to transport and food prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
She spoke with her hands, entertaining her two youngest children with fluid movements of such consummate grace that it seemed as though light music should be filtering from somewhere in the dizzying late afternoon heat.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
