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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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Its Coronagraph Instrument will block and filter the light from stars so astronomers can study exoplanets and disks around them.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Kelly pulls out his phone to show me a video of a woman whose account is dedicated to sharing puzzling life advice while she appears under an extreme beauty filter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 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

“Gas prices filter through to everything, but especially food,” Owens said.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Pulling the collar of my sweater up over my nose and mouth to filter it, I slowly caught my breath.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

She and her sister both approve of hiding the numbers of likes and restricting filters.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Meta said it would also give teens the ability to not play content automatically, hide likes and reactions and block teens from using extreme makeup filters, which can potentially harm a person’s self-esteem.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The platform will be required to automatically apply stricter privacy settings to accounts belonging to children under the age of 16, strengthen parental supervision systems, and implement stricter content filters.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Singapore inflation figures on Monday will likely show that price growth accelerated in July as the energy shock filters through.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

He fills the coffee filters with warm, fluffy popcorn and extends one to me.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

On the first day, worker bees filtered out 95% of the pesticide and transferred it into the honeycomb.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

That optimism filtered through to Asia, where Seoul -- which has been at the forefront of extreme volatility in the tech sector over the past month -- climbed more than four percent.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

ECB policymakers are watching closely for signs that higher energy costs have filtered through to other parts of the economy, which would reinforce their case for keeping interest rates higher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 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

Silence filtered over the spot just as Ike and Felix rounded the corner.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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

DCCBs may relax the blood vessels that carry blood into these filtering units more strongly than they affect the vessels carrying blood away.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

Dr Bloomer says "significant sunspot activity" is visible with solar filtering but that you need magnification when viewing with the naked eye.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

It lived in the ocean almost 600 million years ago and spent much of its life in one place, filtering plankton from the surrounding seawater for food.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Looking down the stairwell I saw pale light filtering through the door glass, far below.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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