detector
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No need to remove your valuables or go through a metal detector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Attackers can deliberately alter fake videos in subtle ways designed to confuse a detector and make manipulated footage appear authentic.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
No detector can reliably determine whether that promise has been kept.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Thomas was scanning on farmland belonging to Geraint Edwards, in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, for about 20 minutes when his detector alerted him.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Curtis goes through the metal detector with no problems.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
It is these racing through the ice, which give off a blue glow, which sensitive light detectors can pick up.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
People queue at metal detectors and gaze up at the departures board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
This unusual property makes superconductors promising for applications including powerful magnets, highly sensitive detectors, and quantum circuits.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Carry-on luggage destined for the aircraft cabin is also X-rayed, and pilots pass through metal detectors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Local residents in West Oakland are concerned about the installation of metal detectors at West Oakland High after a malfunction in the equipment momentarily harmed a student,” the man said.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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