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[skan] / skæn /


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Prosecutors have said Linton was pretending to seize during the tests, noting the scan itself did not show brain activity consistent with an epileptic episode during the moments when she was physically reacting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"We'll scan him tomorrow but he's certainly not going to be available for the next three games."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

His startup, ScamDunk, uses a proprietary algorithm to scan sites such as Reddit, StockTwits and YouTube daily for surges in mentions of stocks that could be suspicious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

And it’s because, when you take a photograph or a scan, that blue pencil disappears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

This doctor and that doctor took blood samples, put me through X-ray machines and even an MRI scan.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

It uses facial recognition to identify passengers and scans carry-on luggage coming in and out of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The company also studied, using brain scans, the drug’s effects on patients’ thoughts and cravings for food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The scans successfully detected ink containing as little as 25 micrograms of lead per square centimeter using both X-ray CT and X-ray fluorescence.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Since the turtles have been in the centre's care they have undergone a range of tests, including x-rays and CT scans checking for pneumonia.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

My grandmother scans my outfit and the Hula-Hoop and stops me.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

The agents scanned a publicly available online data hub belonging to U.N.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Putin was listening to Sisi through an interpretation headset clipped to his ear, while his eyes scanned the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“It was systematic. They entered the depots and stole everything they could,” said Umaima Abdul-Rahman Al-Sanusi, one of the museum’s curators, as her eyes scanned a shattered display case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Having already scanned his items alongside his Nectar loyalty card, he said he had waved an attendant over.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

I scanned the future and saw—deep within a great gray and gold-tipped palace—a wondrous scene.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

At the Canadian Light Source, he first used micro-CT scanning, a noninvasive X-ray imaging method.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

However, they also see a scenario in which bots disrupt banks’ engagement with customers, scanning for products and executing transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

CT scanning those specimens may give researchers a new way to study feathers, diets, predator relationships, and other details of prehistoric ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

In a building next to a makeshift morgue in Bharatpur, Shobha Adhikary emerged from the crowd after scanning the LED screen.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

A few days later, an American platoon sloshed through a paddy of waist-high rice plants, scanning in all directions for enemy fighters.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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