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The trouble lies in finding Rothko’s coveted, breakthrough 1950s abstracts, as most have filtered into museum collections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Another issue is that investor worries about the sector have filtered into the bond market, where firms like Blackstone, Blue Owl and KKR do some of their financing for funds that own private-credit loans.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Conversations about the relationship between the two countries have filtered into schools, workplaces and even drinking establishments.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Reports that police based in China have pressured people to spy on each other have filtered through the community, splintering their sense of camaraderie.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

You had better ask War Office for a week's extension of leave, by which time my application for you will probably have filtered through.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 9, 1919 by Various