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detection

[dih-tek-shuhn] / dɪˈtɛk ʃən /


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“Early detection and rapid response are critical to preventing the pest from spreading further,” the agency wrote in its warning about the infestation in Costco plants.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

"Early detection is crucial. And be aware, this disease can sometimes progress rapidly without obvious symptoms."

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

It also said Hamas changed the wallet address for donations constantly to avoid detection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

The signal achieved an SNR of 76.9, making it the strongest detection on record.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Sucking in a breath, I resisted the urge to raise my head and look around the restaurant, something that would only look suspicious and increase our chances of detection.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

As the number of gravitational wave detections continues to grow, researchers can move beyond studying individual events and begin examining the broader population of black holes throughout the Universe.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Marine mammals have also been affected, with some detections in other animals such as cats, goats, alpacas and pigs.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

This includes inadequately documented air arrivals, recorded detections at UK ports, and other recorded detections within the UK.

From BBC May 21, 2026

In research published in March 2026, I examined millions of meteor detections recorded by all sky camera systems in Canada, Japan, California and Europe.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

One game was a paper with lines in all detections and lots of boxs.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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