detected

Example Sentences

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Genetic risk can be detected, but there’s no effective treatment or cure.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

They focused on 28 of the clearest gravitational wave events detected so far.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

It is feared the outbreak may have been ongoing for several weeks before it was first detected on 24 April.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The agency said there were likely more cases that had not yet been detected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

I detected a touch of laughter in my aunt’s manner that first evening at supper as she helped pass the steaming bowls of stew down the line to the other boarders.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan