detector
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When electrons were fired through two narrow openings, they produced a pattern of alternating light and dark bands on a detector.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
The impulse to dismiss all this as a detector company drumming up business runs into an issue—Pangram actually works way better than you might think.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
The Orion spacecraft that transported the crew during their voyage ran into several glitches, including a smoke detector going off near the end of the trip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Cornell University told AFP it "does not have any established relations with AI detector companies."
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
When she had awoken to the shrill scream of the smoke detector, she ran from room to room looking for him, for Lexie, for Moody.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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