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Although lower interest rates will ultimately help with many transactions such as credit card charges and home purchases, analysts warn that it may take months for these benefits to seep down to consumers because many of the transactions associated with interest rates take time to occur and filter through the economy.

Fed interest rate changes can take months to filter through to consumers and the broader economy, but they could give a more immediate boost in confidence to businesses, which may help firm up near-term employment.

Nigeria cyber-security professor Adedeji Oyenuga from Lagos State University says he hopes the news of Nigerians being sentenced will filter through to criminals and put them off.

He's very invested in this grand conspiratorial vision, this filter through which he views American politics.

Ongwiseth softened the privacy issue by installing a large sail-shaped cover stretching from the house to the detached garage, which provides welcome shade during the summer but allows enough sunlight to filter through to keep the plants happy.