radar

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Tehran has called its 19 islands in the 100-mile strait aircraft carriers, installing radar systems, airstrips and fuel depots, missile systems and naval launches for submarines and fast-attack boats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

If possible X-factor wildcards - Calvin Miller and Elliot Watt, for instance - were even the tiniest dot on Clarke's radar we'd have known it by now.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

This radar allows it to detect and track potential targets at long ranges to provide an early warning of possible threats during combat operations.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Is L.A. so awful for these kids that it isn’t even on their radar to stay close to home?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

The only way to clock the speed of a galaxy is by using the Doppler effect—the same principle used in state troopers’ radar guns.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife