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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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The research focused on in-line filtration, a method in which water is first treated with a coagulant and then passed through a sand filter.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

So getting with friends of mine, who are comedians and I always filter it through them, like, what’s funny, what’s not.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

China can filter outputs, but the capacity for open-ended reasoning is embedded in how these systems think.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

These network costs will filter through to household energy bills.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But the good clean earth of the room did not wash away or filter the strong smell of death in the room.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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