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filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /


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So we stock up on air purifiers, now an $18 billion industry, along with indoor air quality monitors and subscription air filter services.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

In cities across the Midwest and Northeast, people wore masks outdoors to filter out the dangerous air.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

"We've essentially built a scientific spam filter," Professor Barnett said.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

He posts selfies using the Shrek filter, captioned "selfie with my twin".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

While the experience of a work can be immediately electrifying, we sometimes do not realize its impact until it has had time to filter through the recesses of our imaginations.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Citing the reduced risk, Anthropic said its automated safety filters will intervene roughly 85 percent less often on Opus 5 than on Fable 5, the Mythos-class model it released last month.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

AI filters block candidates whose résumés don’t contain certain key words, and the traditional cover letter no longer gives candidates as much of a leg up as it once did.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The site and app are entirely free, but two paid tiers offer more profile customization, filters and features, all with zero third-party ads.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Sunlight filters through the roof, shadows move across the field during the game and it doesn’t feel so enclosed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 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

Smoke from blazes in northwestern Ontario has filtered down to Toronto, the provincial capital.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Together, these tools automatically filtered vast amounts of data before researchers performed additional analysis.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

In Toronto, earlier in the tournament, the sound of matches filtered out onto the streets from local bars, and fans held joyous and colourful marches to Toronto Stadium through the downtown area.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The lists were filtered to focus on those over 55 with at least $100,000 in assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

In the dim light of the streetlamp that filtered through the drawn blinds, I could see the pin curls on her head glittering like a row of little bayonets.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

Both Rubis and ATF Fuels said recent drops in wholesale costs were now filtering through to local forecourts in Guernsey and Jersey.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

These cells appear to improve attention by filtering out distractions and directing the brain toward the most important information.

From Science Daily Jun. 24, 2026

Founded long before the generative AI boom created the risk of calls using "deepfake" voices resembling real friends or family, the company is now working on filtering potentially fraudulent conversations.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 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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