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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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The NHS advises pregnant women, external to keep caffeine intake below 200mg a day, about two mugs of filter coffee, as studies have linked it to low birth weight and other complications.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Higher prices for a barrel of oil take time to filter down to retail gas prices, but a look at the oil market’s “prompt spread” shows bigger gas bills look likely.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Wastewater treatment plants in the U.S. and Mexico filter some of the contaminants, but those facilities have failed over the past decade and released hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

But these days, the two brothers are very much outsiders—playing the role of agitators in the kind of drama that can erupt in wealthy families as sizable fortunes filter down through the generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

We split the last half inch, and I told Katz I would go on ahead to the pond, filter the water, and have it waiting for him when he arrived.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

It will also strengthen age verification, ban beauty filters for teenagers, and offer young users a non-personalized content feed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The filters clog at low speeds or cold temperatures; burner units pack up; the sensors break constantly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In practical terms, the test confirmed that ground teams can remotely control the instrument's various systems, including movable mechanisms that position its masks, color filters, lenses, and prisms.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

I estimate three and a half hours of driving, so I'll need to bring fresh C02 filters.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

Chris Lofts, the site manager, said the waste was first filtered before having water added and being fed into a digester to create methane.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Flores, whose only public comments had for months been filtered through his legal team, agreed to speak with The Times, detailing the toll that the prior year and a half had taken on him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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

Mama’s worried that our American stomachs won’t be able to handle anything but filtered water, home-cooked meals, and a handful of approved restaurants.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 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

One way employees have used their AI agents is to manage their inbox: summarizing emails, filtering out spam messages and automatically drafting responses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

According to the researchers, this imbalance could increase pressure inside the filtering structures and potentially contribute to continued kidney damage.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

He opened an eye, found the mold an inch or so from his face and his fingers gripped into it, light filtering between the fronds of fern.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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