filter out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The Swedish company confirmed the verification process “will be rooted in human review and judgment” to help filter out bad actors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
"We filter out known natural influences in the observational data, so that the 'noise' is reduced, making the underlying long-term warming signal more clearly visible," Foster added.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
We believe fox8 was only the tip of the iceberg because better coders can filter out self-revealing posts or use open-source AI models fine-tuned to remove ethical guardrails.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
But it’s important to filter out macro events, short-term headlines, and stock price volatility.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Children are also inundated with sounds that enhance life or distract from it, dividing children’s already fragile attention and making it difficult for them to filter out unwanted noises and focus.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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