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detector

[dih-tek-ter] / dɪˈtɛk tər /


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One detector, JustDone AI, processed a human-written report about the US-Iran war and wrongly concluded it contained "88% AI content."

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In his letter to Weber, Curtis promised to take a lie detector test after each election.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“I could spend all night in the water searching,” he says, sweeping his arm back and forth, an imagined metal detector in his hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

With his invasive species detector duties done, it is time for a new role for Woody.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The humorless TSA guy lets them get into the slow-moving crawl to the metal detector, which has issues with his facial rings.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman