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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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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

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

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

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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