filter through

Example Sentences

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Companies tend to make hiring plans months in advance, meaning any shifts in demand filter through with a lag.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

These network costs will filter through to household energy bills.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It will take a while for the selloff to filter through to the gas pump, although the U.S. plan to help clear the backlog of ships at the Strait of Hormuz could help.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Banking and financial services have also faced downward pressure as the conflict heightens global economic uncertainty, and the effects of rising fuel prices filter through the economy at all levels.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I allow some relief to filter through me, but I doubt it will last very long.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak