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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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That was true even when we accounted for factors like differences in the amount of time participants spent indoors, with either filter, as well as how stressful they found the test.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 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

What to do if your filter needs calibration?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

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

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

It was like looking at a photo through a filter that amped up the colors.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

It will gradually turn a reddish, copper color as sunlight bends and filters through the atmosphere to fall on the otherwise-obscured part of the moon.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Like counts would be hidden by default and cosmetic surgery filters barred.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 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

Depending on the situation, it filters out some information while giving greater attention to signals that are more relevant.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

There were always the awful emails that came with any announcement of their Jewish Film Festival, but those were easy to ignore, especially once she figured out how to train her email filters.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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

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

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

The performance will touch on the comedian’s experience moving to Ireland, the challenges of cultural differences and her relationship with her nonbinary child, all filtered through her characteristic humor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

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

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Branches overhead had been cleared away, too, not quite to the top of the bush but almost, so that the sunlight filtered through easily, and soft moss grew on the ground.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

Scientists have long thought that worker bees help shield queens from contamination by filtering harmful substances out of the food they provide.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

On Friday, attention turns to August consumer price figures for the Tokyo metropolitan area that will indicate if higher oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict are filtering through to broader consumer costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

While government measures have softened the hit from surging oil costs, policymakers expect higher energy prices to start filtering through to a wider array of consumer goods over the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The Rightmove data suggests that fewer tenants are proactively filtering for pet-friendly properties when searching for a home.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Music from a neighbor’s stereo was filtering through the walls.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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