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detector

[dih-tek-ter] / dɪˈtɛk tər /


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Two years earlier, the FAA had begun to require that all carry-on luggage be X-rayed for weapons and passengers be scanned by a metal detector.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026

No special detector should be needed to interpret this signal.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

There is one metal detector for everyone and one bag screener for carry-on items.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

After three years of work, including with Whispeak's own AI tools, "we now have the best detector of audio deepfakes in the world," he boasted, citing the team's first place in multiple contests.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

His associate, an over-enthusiastic junior scythe named Bello, had already turned on the DNA detector and picked up traces the moment they stepped out of the car.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman



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