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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
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
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
It added that the remaining 0.02% margin is not a "real-world misidentification rate", but a boundary where additional human checks filter out potential errors before alerts are sent.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Their mouths went dry from breathing in the ash-filled air, and they pulled their shirts up and over their heads to help filter out what particles they could.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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"People will find new ways to have fake filters, and correct certain parts of their videos or pictures," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
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
He fills the coffee filters with warm, fluffy popcorn and extends one to me.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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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
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
She opened her eyes, squinting in the light that filtered through the portholes.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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Nevertheless, beyond the fuel pump and airline terminal, there are few signs yet that these soaring fuel costs are filtering into the broader economy, the Journal’s Konrad Putzier writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
At the same time, beyond the gas pump and airline terminal, there are few signs these soaring fuel costs are filtering into the broader economy, raising prices for products such as food and clothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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
This prominence emitted strongly in light associated with hydrogen, allowing its original bright pink color to survive despite the atmospheric filtering.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
The only light in the room had been filtering through the curtains.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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