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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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The 41-year-old finalist submitted two takes: one where he didn’t filter his accent, and another he thought would be slightly more legible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

He says this creates a "perfect storm" because AI is then more likely to be used to filter through a large volume of applications.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Vance pleaded unfamiliarity, explaining that “sometimes information doesn’t filter up to me.”

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

It could be a while before the latest rounds of rate-hike requests filter into utility bills, said Charles Hua, founder and executive director of PowerLines.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

Whereas both Haydn and Mozart aimed to reveal human emotions through the filter of a gentlemanly, well-bred composure, the funeral march in Eroica is remarkable for the unflinching grip of its mood.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Americans attempting to use superior closed-source models to defend themselves from attacks often find their efforts stymied by the filters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

As the name implies, Glass Half Full filters its work through a hopeful lens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The team then evaluated the element wheel, a rotating mechanism equipped with filters and other optical components.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

“No staff filters, no bureaucratic dilution — a direct line to the secretary,” Hegseth said.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Light filters in weakly through a bank of high windows, illuminating the dust I kicked up when entering.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

The general losses in New York filtered through to Asia in the morning but some markets staged a comeback as the day progressed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

By the end, Bobby begins to have his own wants, curiosities and desires, Luster said — all filtered through a desperation to help and connect with Dina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

From there, medbeds filtered out to the rest of the secret-space-program community and to other alternative subcultures, including the New Age world.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

My thoughts aren’t being filtered … which means I’m saying whatever comes to my mind with total honesty.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

By Thursday, she’s ready to start filtering through what she’s collected, and on Fridays and Saturdays, she fills out the applications.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

When asked, Spotify said it had rolled out platform-wide policies, external against impersonation and is working to the improve filtering out of AI-related issues on its platform.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

I realized I was nervous and not filtering my words very well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 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

I crack one eye open, notice the pale gray light filtering through the bars on the windows, and grunt.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland


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