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detector

[dih-tek-ter] / dɪˈtɛk tər /


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I am sure of it not because I remember writing this thing in fits and starts throughout Saturday, but because an A.I. detector called Pangram blessed these paragraphs with a “100% Human Written” score.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Cellphones were banned from the ceremony, bags were closely screened and delegates put through a metal detector by a sizable security force.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Walking through a metal detector has never been a seamless experience for me.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Last year, AI tracks hit the Billboard charts for the first time, prompting French streamer Deezer to build a synthetic-audio detector.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

“I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear you. My lie detector was going off. Try again: Are you running away from home?”

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

"We would ask the government to help us with things like metal detectors, which could help us find out whether there are other minerals here, so that our community can develop," he says.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

To detect flare-ups more effectively, firefighters were using drones equipped with heat-sensing detectors, she said.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

However, the accuracy of detectors is the subject of reasonable debate.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

The findings show that antineutrino detectors can gather information about nuclear reactors even while they are shut down, potentially creating new opportunities for reactor monitoring, nuclear safety, and safeguards.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

New observations in the next few years, particularly by gravitational wave detectors like LIGO, should enable us to discover the origin of the gamma ray bursts.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking



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