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screening

[skree-ning] / ˈskri nɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
hiding
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
in plain view obvious




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Duale said the patient boarded a flight on Saturday and underwent normal public screening at the main airport in Nairobi before he was transferred by a relative to a hospital in the city.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

She added: "I'm working in a very diverse community, also in a deprived community, where uptake of screening is already low."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

And yet there was one test I had put off for years: a skin-cancer screening.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

While a screening error might have let a weapon through, a motivated assailant should have been detected and caught long before reaching the airport, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“You guys are the only theater in the city screening it.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Common arm positions used during screenings may make blood pressure appear higher than it actually is, potentially contributing to an incorrect diagnosis of hypertension.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Night rides must be booked days in advance to allow for security screenings, and capacity caps meant to prevent poaching and limit disruptions to the animals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Children’s developmental screenings and assessments would not be required to be conducted in a family’s language of choice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

It would be a new, permanent home for the NTFS, which would deliver training, as well screenings, masterclasses and events.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Time, and repeated screenings, have endowed the memory with a menace the original did not possess.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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