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discoverer

[dih-skuhv-er-er] / dɪˈskʌv ər ər /
NOUN
detector
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Then, in 1960, photos taken above the USSR, first by U-2 spy planes and then by Discoverer spy satellites, revealed a different story.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Using a variety of sonars and two remotely operated vehicles — Deep Discoverer and Serios — researchers aboard the ship are mapping and collecting samples from areas along the Aleutian Trench and Gulf of Alaska.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Discoverer John B. Glen kept at it and found a better formula using soybean oil.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2019

The remotely operated underwater vehicle Deep Discoverer came across the octopod near Necker Island, or Mokumanamana, on the northwestern end of the Hawaiian Archipelago.

From Reuters • Mar. 5, 2016

What sympathies are stirred as you stand uncovered before the tomb of the great and deeply wronged Discoverer!

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.




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