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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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It also acquired parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace in 2023 and specialty RF filter firm Akoustis in 2025 after each of those companies filed for bankruptcy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Banking and financial services have also faced downward pressure as the conflict heightens global economic uncertainty, and the effects of rising fuel prices filter through the economy at all levels.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Surfshark also recently introduced a privacy-first web content blocker for Android and iOS, allowing users to filter categories of websites without tracking browsing history.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

“It makes these celebrities look like they have a beauty filter on,” said Dominique Reid, 22, a senior at the University of Texas at Austin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

But Professor Kylmer had already started working on a variation of the plastic—a thin, slightly porous membrane that you could filter water through.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien