detected

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The virus was detected in a mosquito collected from a surveillance trap in the city of Alhambra, the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Fire Department said it detected low-levels of toxic hydrogen fluoride on the second day of the fire, which can be a byproduct of burning lithium-ion batteries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

As the World Cup hits the halfway mark, more than 1,000 drones have been detected near stadiums and over 300 of them neutralized by authorities, the White House's tournament czar said Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Although researchers detected microplastic-sized particles, only a very small number were identified as polyethylene, regardless of which pavement type they came from.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

Such a move has to be arranged in a complicated way, with cutouts, coded letters, and a “safe house,” a place where the case officer and his agent will not be detected by counterspies.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen