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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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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

He took questions on Snapchat and replied with no filter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Messi trusts the people who run them, some of them with him since his early days at Barcelona, and a thorough filter means he only gets offered and chooses what he is comfortable with.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Whereas both Haydn and Mozart aimed to reveal human emotions through the filter of a gentlemanly, well-bred composure, the funeral march in Eroica is remarkable for the unflinching grip of its mood.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Humyn Labs filters the thousands of hours of video supplied by those collectors, selecting the most useful content.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Caltrans is also working with the Los Angeles Unified School District to distribute air filters to schools in the area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

To keep our electronics safe, we have a whole-house surge protector, which filters out sudden electrical spikes in the grid that can harm our appliances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“No staff filters, no bureaucratic dilution — a direct line to the secretary,” Hegseth said.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

This morning, the dust on the window filters the light as it beams in, bathing their daily routine in a kind of soft glow.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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

In response, the grootslang drew itself up to its full height, blotting out what little light filtered through the trees.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

When asked, Spotify said it had rolled out platform-wide policies, external against impersonation and is working to the improve filtering out of AI-related issues on its platform.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

I realized I was nervous and not filtering my words very well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

I explained why younger people may actually adapt to AI more effectively than adults because they already inhabit worlds saturated with information, filtering and digital manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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

The door was open, the passage dark save for the glimmer of the torch and the red glare from outside filtering through the window-slit.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien


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