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                    as in straining
                                                
              
          
                                                      to pass through a filter                                       
              
                             steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in clarifying
                                                
              
          
                                                      to remove usually visible impurities from                                       
              
                             after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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