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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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"The problem is all of these costs will filter through the supply chains for the rest of the year," said supply chain consultant Cameron Johnson.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

CEOs should read the early signs, not filter them out: The people closest to customers and daily operations often see cracks before they become crises.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Peer review—the quiet process in which independent experts vet scientific work—is the quality filter behind safe medicines, infrastructure standards, and daily technologies.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

The system then uses artificial intelligence trained on realistic simulations to filter out false signals such as binary stars or instrument noise, before statistically confirming the strongest candidates.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

I left my pack propped against a big rock at the trailside and went with our water bottles and the filter down to the pond edge and filled up.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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