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detection

[dih-tek-shuhn] / dɪˈtɛk ʃən /


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QNX is the operating system that enables all kinds of driver assistance: collision warnings, blind-spot notifications, adaptive cruise control, pedestrian detection and steering you back into a lane when you’re drifting into trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

He supports funding for advanced wildfire detection technology, more resources for firefighters, strengthening incentives for homeowners to harden against wildfires, clean energy and climate resilient infrastructure and strengthening federal disaster relief programs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Helium is critical in several stages of semiconductor manufacturing — including cooling, use as a carrier gas and for leak detection — and there are no effective substitutes,” Dennehy wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 26, 2026

The Biobank is a collection of health data offered by UK volunteers which has been used to help improvements in detection and treatment of dementia, some cancers and Parkinson's.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

They expected her alone to keep the traditional ways, which her brothers, now among the barbarians, could fumble without detection.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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