sniffer

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Other measures include establishing a containment zone around the site of the first US infection along the southern US border, and using sniffer dogs to detect the insects.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Even though the chief sniffer, The Dog is no longer here, bitter melons still appear like clockwork reminding me that home, and my own, isn’t, aren’t too far away.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The sources said the tool, called a "signal sniffer", was mounted on a helicopter.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

In the two weeks since Guthrie's disappearance, the FBI and local police have conducted a massive search operation involving helicopters, sniffer dogs and hundreds of officers, while taking in thousands of call-in tips.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Her ashen hair sits in a quivering pile atop her head and her spectacles, if not teetering on the end of her sniffer, hang from a sterling chain to rest upon her ample bosom.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin