detected

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Health authorities are warning residents to take precautions after the deadly West Nile virus was detected in a mosquito caught in the San Gabriel Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Lineage, the tenant-operator of the warehouse, said no concentrations of ammonia were detected in the air at any time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

These crossings have become the most common way for people to be detected entering the UK illegally since 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Two dogs climbed onto the rubble, scurrying up and down, but detected nothing.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

As Roz stood in the rain, staring down at those poor, lifeless geese, her sensitive ears detected a faint peeping sound coming from somewhere nearby.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown