filter
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They filter in and out of a robotic milking machine when they want to, rather than being herded in at set times.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Read through such a filter, Big Drum becomes another catalyst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Vance pleaded unfamiliarity, explaining that “sometimes information doesn’t filter up to me.”
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
It could be a while before the latest rounds of rate-hike requests filter into utility bills, said Charles Hua, founder and executive director of PowerLines.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
"The vessels help the sangsues filter and share more of their purifying secretions with you."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Normally, models like ChatGPT and Claude come with built-in filters that block users from hacking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
As the name implies, Glass Half Full filters its work through a hopeful lens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The team then evaluated the element wheel, a rotating mechanism equipped with filters and other optical components.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
“No staff filters, no bureaucratic dilution — a direct line to the secretary,” Hegseth said.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
I started this grand adventure with 1500 hours of C02 filters, plus another 720 for emergency use.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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The general losses in New York filtered through to Asia in the morning but some markets staged a comeback as the day progressed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
By the end, Bobby begins to have his own wants, curiosities and desires, Luster said — all filtered through a desperation to help and connect with Dina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
I can fix this problem with a filtered water tank.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
From there, medbeds filtered out to the rest of the secret-space-program community and to other alternative subcultures, including the New Age world.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Now he got it: The credit default swaps, filtered through the CDOs, were being used to replicate bonds backed by actual home loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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Twilight was filtering through Ohio’s leafy Cuyahoga Valley National Park as my husband and I parked our minivan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
I realized I was nervous and not filtering my words very well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
Jim Morrison’s voice was soft and barely reached us from where it was filtering through Betty’s speakers.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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