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And as indoor air concerns keep growing, room-by-room filtration is quickly becoming less of a luxury and more of a standard part of a healthy home.—Ryan Brennan
may 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026 Puerto Rican rum production emphasizes column distillation and filtration, yielding a cleaner, lighter, and more restrained profile than many heavier Caribbean styles.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Their colonies help aerate the soil and improve water filtration and the ants themselves serve as food for other species.—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 15 May 2026 The district closed the indoor swimming facility at 1000 Bear Creek Parkway on May 12 due to safety concerns after the filtration system failed.—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for filtration
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin filtrātiōn-, filtrātiō, from filtrāre "to pass through a filter" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at filtrate