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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
Everything that once had color is faded, like a vintage Instagram filter.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Roman's Coronagraphic Instrument will use masks, prisms, detectors, filters, and self-flexing mirrors to demonstrate technologies capable of suppressing starlight.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Like counts would be hidden by default and cosmetic surgery filters barred.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Snapchat filters and images shared in group chats suggest that many teenagers - and those not so young - are simply having harmless fun with the trend.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 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
The light beneath filters through the spaces between the stones.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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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 words are filtered through each reader’s own individuality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
I grabbed the pitcher of filtered water and opened up my meds.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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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
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
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
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 morning sunlight was already filtering through the cracks of the shutters, but it was as silent in the big house as if even the books on the shelves were sleeping.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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