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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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That was true even when we accounted for factors like differences in the amount of time participants spent indoors, with either filter, as well as how stressful they found the test.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Kelly pulls out his phone to show me a video of a woman whose account is dedicated to sharing puzzling life advice while she appears under an extreme beauty filter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

By pinning structural failures of U.S. health infrastructure onto a single doctor, both supporters and critics can selectively filter for what they already believe.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

“Gas prices filter through to everything, but especially food,” Owens said.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

With a few taps, I make the colors pop with a filter and adjust the lighting, too.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Teens wouldn’t be able to use extreme makeup filters.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Gravelines, one of the country's biggest nuclear power stations located between Dunkirk and Calais in the Hauts-de-France region, was also closed last August because of jellyfish in its filters.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Like counts would be hidden by default and cosmetic surgery filters barred.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Singapore inflation figures on Monday will likely show that price growth accelerated in July as the energy shock filters through.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The air filters cycle on, making a low hum beneath the sound of the fan.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

On the first day, worker bees filtered out 95% of the pesticide and transferred it into the honeycomb.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Swiss GDP last contracted in the third quarter of 2025, as the first round of U.S. tariffs filtered through the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

That optimism filtered through to Asia, where Seoul -- which has been at the forefront of extreme volatility in the tech sector over the past month -- climbed more than four percent.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The new concoction, meant to promote “restoration,” is a collaboration with Jolie — a New York-based beauty wellness company that sells filtered showerheads.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Its pale light filtered through the waving foliage to create the beautiful but strange effect of a shimmering, swaying carpet on the woodland floor.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

It holds huge amounts of water, slowing rain as it moves downhill, reducing flooding and filtering out sediment before it reaches the reservoir.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Yet when it comes to the ways AI is filtering into Americans’ jobs, many workers are looking at a trickle so far, rather than a flood.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

According to the researchers, this imbalance could increase pressure inside the filtering structures and potentially contribute to continued kidney damage.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

Dr Bloomer says "significant sunspot activity" is visible with solar filtering but that you need magnification when viewing with the naked eye.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

This filtering phenomenon is very widespread and manifests itself in many ways.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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