filter through

Example Sentences

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But the benefits of a deal would be uneven and take time to filter through.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 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

Meanwhile, Capital Economics’ Gareth Leather thinks there are signs that strong export growth is finally starting to filter through to the rest of the economy, as real private consumption rose 4.9%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

While the experience of a work can be immediately electrifying, we sometimes do not realize its impact until it has had time to filter through the recesses of our imaginations.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson