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detection

[dih-tek-shuhn] / dɪˈtɛk ʃən /


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The number of crossings on Thursday may be higher, as some ships turned off or manipulated their AIS transponder signals to avoid detection, AXSMarine said in a news release.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

According to the researchers, this detection rate exceeds those reported from some medieval plague burial sites.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

The team developed our own AI detection model that is able to identify tracks that are created with any of the major generative AI platforms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

The future of breast-cancer care includes earlier detection of microscopic cancer recurrence, long before it would ever show up on a scan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

But Bertillonage was already being displaced by a more efficient method of identification that was revolutionizing the world of scientific detection: fingerprinting.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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