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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

Other protocols promoted by influencers without medical evidence have included certain supplements, red light therapy, and donating blood to "filter out" microplastics.

From BBC Jul. 11, 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

The platforms are attempting to filter out a flood of AI “slop” music.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The residents started to filter out of the dining room.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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

Sunlight filters through the roof, shadows move across the field during the game and it doesn’t feel so enclosed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Hubble images are processed using standard techniques that assign colors based on the wavelengths captured through the telescope's filters.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

“Small issues like dirty filters, blocked vents or restricted airflow can become bigger problems when the system is running constantly,” Shavers said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

I lie among the food packs, water tanks, extra 02 tank, piles of C02 filters, box of pee, bags of shit, and personal items.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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 lists were filtered to focus on those over 55 with at least $100,000 in assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Stokes had just completed his 10th successive over in the period after lunch and was fielding at mid-off when the news filtered around Trent Bridge.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

I dropped my decommissioned backpack on the kitchen table and filled the kettle from the pitcher of filtered water I kept on the counter.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

The final planned screening method involved transit filtering.

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

Then during the next weeks, stories about Sherman’s march began filtering back, first to the eastern cities and then to the Midwest.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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