detected

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Within the following four years, the virus was then detected across the country in tandem with the seasonal movement of infected birds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The virus was detected in a mosquito collected from a surveillance trap in the city of Alhambra, the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Another 4,535 people were detected entering the UK without permission via other methods including hiding in vehicles, travelling on ferries or through airports from April 2025 to March 2026.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

In the infamous Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murder case, in 1924, investigators had correctly detected similarities between Leopold’s typed school notes and the typed ransom note.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann