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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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In cities across the Midwest and Northeast, people wore masks outdoors to filter out the dangerous air.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The “Little House” devotees who prefer to write off the books’ dips into racism by accepting them as a reflection of a time in America may also have been influenced by the TV show’s filter.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

If it's orangey or dark brown, that's a sign that your kidneys - which filter waste products and produce urine - are holding onto water because there isn't enough in the body.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Customers filter in and out, many of them regulars who know the staff by name.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Butler set the camera rolling again, while Artemis slotted down one filter after another.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

She calculated the numbers using a few key filters: first, she used personal consumption expenditure, the Fed’s stated preferred measure of inflation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

The site and app are entirely free, but two paid tiers offer more profile customization, filters and features, all with zero third-party ads.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

They represent different wavelengths of light collected through Hubble's filters and processed using standard scientific techniques.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Chemical sunscreens are considered safe by dermatologists, but studies establishing that some chemical UV filters harm coral reefs—and others pointing to possible associations with hormonal health issues in humans—have put some consumers on edge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

The sound of a car’s engine filters in through the window.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

Smoke from blazes in northwestern Ontario has filtered down to Toronto, the provincial capital.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Together, these tools automatically filtered vast amounts of data before researchers performed additional analysis.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The new concoction, meant to promote “restoration,” is a collaboration with Jolie — a New York-based beauty wellness company that sells filtered showerheads.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

"I did a lot of research, and I filtered a lot of people out," she says.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

He was joking, but his words tugged at my heart as thoughts from last night filtered into my brain.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

Although the survey produced millions of potential detections, none survived all of the filtering steps.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Both Rubis and ATF Fuels said recent drops in wholesale costs were now filtering through to local forecourts in Guernsey and Jersey.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Founded long before the generative AI boom created the risk of calls using "deepfake" voices resembling real friends or family, the company is now working on filtering potentially fraudulent conversations.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Even the leaves and the grayed-out light filtering through the branches seemed new to him.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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