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filtering

  • present participle of filter.

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Filtering that further, when the U.S. economy wasn’t in recession around a rate cut, the average 12-month return for the S&P 500 increased to 18%, with gains in all 21 periods.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Filtering is the first step in looking for phage, next they get served dinner – a cocktail of yummy bacteria - to help them grow in number.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

Filtering should be a tailored approach, said Brian Campbell, founder of Water Filter Guru, which lab-tests and reports on residential water treatment methods and products.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

Filtering the internet is a cat-and-mouse game between the censor and the anti-censorship service provider.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2022

The Ubiquity of Filtering and Coincidence Broadly understood, the study of filtering is nothing less than the study of psychology.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos