discovered

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Researchers from the University of Washington surveyed 100 coyotes in the Puget Sound region and discovered that 37 carried the parasite.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The underwater necropolis, which was discovered by a team of researchers from China, Italy and New Zealand, is teeming with organisms and species that "may be new to science", according to journal Nature.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The company developed a metric called “Mean Time to Adapt,” which measures how quickly an organization identifies, triages and fixes vulnerabilities once discovered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Among the animals they discovered living off the carcasses were jellyfish, brittle stars, bone-boring worms and molluscs called bivalves.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I avoided the eyes of the guards along the route, guilty as a well-trained dog discovered on the living room sofa.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom