scan

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Plus, 50 years of Apple products, a scan for statin use and saying no to an inheritance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The Maryland researchers used Pangram to scan 251,442 newspaper articles, including 44,803 opinion pieces from the Journal, the New York Times and the Washington Post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"Following the findings of the review, we have worked as quickly as possible to contact affected patients and to recall them for another scan," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In 20 cases, patient care fell "below the level that would have been expected", while around 250 patients require a repeat scan to "monitor any changes to bone density".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He taught Ellsberg to constantly scan the barbed wire fences along the road, looking for a shiny edge that hadn’t had time to rust, the telltale sign of a recent slice.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin