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detector

[dih-tek-ter] / dɪˈtɛk tər /


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Over that period, the detector recorded around 100 antineutrino candidate events linked to residual radioactivity in the reactor cores and nearby spent-fuel cooling pools.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 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

In a fire, any person expects to hear the piercing blare of a smoke alarm, yet not a single detector sounded that night.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

She switched on the detector and then took a floppy disk from her pocket and slipped it into the computer that controlled the Cave.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

Attendees were told to bring government-issued photo IDs and to expect metal detectors at the event.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

As detectors become larger, manufacturing, assembling, and reading out millions of individual components can become a major technological and financial bottleneck.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

He said: "We went creeping around the grounds of this military base using ultrasound detectors to try to hear the male cicadas singing, so it did feel a bit James Bond."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Undeterred by the flashes in the sky and the rain that began to fall, large crowds gathered just outside the metal detectors as darkness fell.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

We sat in the long rows of chairs by the metal detectors, Jasper and Alice pretending to people- watch but really watching me.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer



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