filter
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Vance pleaded unfamiliarity, explaining that “sometimes information doesn’t filter up to me.”
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
During a hurricane, for instance, a bunch of Lumen generators in Houston went down because someone decided not to pay for a $100 filter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
What is your internal filter for spotting rising talent and has this changed over the years?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
It was Mister Ngwata’s job to protect the chief and filter all of his visitors.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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The team then evaluated the element wheel, a rotating mechanism equipped with filters and other optical components.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 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
Women's health creators and charities have told us their content has been removed, had sensitivity filters added, or had its reach suppressed - a practice known as "shadowbanning".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“No staff filters, no bureaucratic dilution — a direct line to the secretary,” Hegseth said.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Irish lace, hanging in the windows, filters the afternoon light, softening the lines on her face.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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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
Cross polarized light microscopy uses specially filtered light to reveal structures that may be difficult to see with ordinary microscopy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Doctor Copeland always spoke so carefully that each syllable seemed to be filtered through his sullen, heavy lips.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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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
Worker bees normally serve as a colony's first line of defense against contamination, filtering harmful substances before they can spread through the hive.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The dismal truth was filtering through to everybody.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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