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scanner

[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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NBC News reported that emergency services responded to a call for "cardiac arrest" at Graham's Capitol Hill home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC and other outlets.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

As tissues respond to those signals, the scanner collects the information needed to generate an image.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Police scanner audio reviewed by multiple outlets describes a “cardiac arrest” and CPR in progress on an “unconscious” person at that address.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Members of the board, meanwhile, say the scanner belonged to them and question Heap’s story.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

“We can sleep on the plane. But you have to go through the scanner first.”

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

"The  UK has constantly been scrimping and saving… we are low on scanners, low on everything, way behind everybody else," he says.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Today, lasers are used throughout modern society, from supermarket barcode scanners to vision correction procedures and advanced scientific instruments.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Midjourney founder David Holz is aiming for a fleet of 50,000 scanners running 1 billion scans a month by 2031, starting with an in-person spa location in San Francisco by the end of 2027.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

In March, the Police Commission asked the department to report back on what information the company’s scanners collect and share.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Several red laser scanners sprang to life under the book drop slot.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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