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A recruiter’s eyes will scan the work experience at the top of a resume first, while certifications appear lower in the document, Burke noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Customers can choose items in their size from a digital screen—or use their phones to scan QR codes—and a salesperson will deliver them to the dressing room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Ness suffered a miscarriage just before she was due to have her 12-week scan on April 20 2021.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The mobile driver’s licenses also can be shown at participating businesses — about 800 — and organizations that have electronic readers to scan the digital licenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
I allow my eyes to scan the letter again.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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The researchers analyzed 13 common AQP4 gene variants, along with participants' self-reported sleep patterns, brain scans, and cognitive test results.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
More than 20 years later, the participants received brain MRI scans.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the past, MacDonald said, she continued to care for those patients, sometimes meeting with parents by video conference to review scans taken in their home state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The £60 million trial is looking at the best way to introduce targeted prostate cancer screening by combining rapid MRI scans with treatments that cause lower harm, such as focal therapy.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Fie picks up one of scrolls and scans it.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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Each specimen can be scanned in about 45 seconds, allowing researchers to digitize entire museum collections far more efficiently than would otherwise be possible.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
I scanned the parking lot and wondered which one of these luxury vehicles was his.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The officers took their positions and scanned my ID, boarding pass and carry-on bags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Two years earlier, the FAA had begun to require that all carry-on luggage be X-rayed for weapons and passengers be scanned by a metal detector.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
As I scanned the pages and pages of items, Frances’s mention of a meeting with the set designer echoed in my head.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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In the third, an unreleased research AI model, couldn’t find the functional target company and looked for alternatives, scanning 9,000 targets on the internet and eventually finding one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Even more egregious is the case of AI companies buying and destroying rare books en masse in the process of scanning them for data.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The team studied the bone with 3D scanning technology and electron microscopes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
U.S. policymakers are scanning the globe, looking for solutions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
‘The Walker knows about them,’ the man went on, still scanning the slopes for hazel trees.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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