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filtering

  • present participle of filter.

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“The lagged pass-through of higher energy, logistics and imported input costs from Gulf War shocks are still filtering through to prices,” the economists add.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

That timing control helps researchers focus on periods when genuine scintillation light is most likely to be present while filtering out random background signals and other spurious counts.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

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

Gerald and Angel stood at the kitchen sink together, the sunlight of a November day filtering weakly through the small window.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper