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detection

[dih-tek-shuhn] / dɪˈtɛk ʃən /


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Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and Durham University have developed a proposed detection technique that uses molecules capable of emitting light with distinct left and right-handed properties.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

"October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about early detection, education, and support for those affected by breast cancer," Kai Trump wrote on Instagram.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In 2024, the US Treasury described the China-based Yu as a "linchpin" of North Korea's illicit money-making activities and warned he was "skilled at employing various schemes to avoid detection".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

According to the statement, Salceda used multiple identities to evade detection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

I don’t think I can burrow under the fence without risking detection, and the ground’s frozen hard, anyway.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

"Our burned-area estimates are conservative for two reasons. First, we exclude individual burn scars smaller than 6.25 hectares... Second, we prioritise avoiding false detections," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Rabid-bat detections vary from year to year, but Los Angeles County has seen a steady upward trend in the number of rabid bats for more than a decade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Company managers omitted some elevated chemical readings from testing reports, Dixon said, and they told workers who produced too many detections they would be sent home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

By connecting X-ray detections with detailed optical measurements, researchers can better determine what these energetic objects are and where they are located in the Universe.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

One game was a paper with lines in all detections and lots of boxs.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes


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