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detection

[dih-tek-shuhn] / dɪˈtɛk ʃən /


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It likely delayed its detection and hampered efforts to deliver tests and treatment to the affected areas.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Hardening critical systems against AI-enabled attacks, building detection capabilities for AI-generated disinformation, and investing in research to understand better how AI systems reach their conclusions all reflect reasonable expectations for what policy can achieve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Department of Agriculture confirmed the detection of New World screwworm in the umbilical area of a bovine in Zavala County, Texas, more than 60 miles from the northern Mexico border.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

"We have a confirmed positive detection of New World screwworm in a three-week-old calf," US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a briefing.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

This has to be done quickly, what I’m after now, he realized; he hurried down the hall and all at once his detection gear registered the presence of cephalic activity.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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