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scan

[skan] / skæn /


Example Sentences

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As I had on the night of the invasion, I scanned the passengers drawn so unwillingly behind them.

From Literature

Now, he is looking at a potential claw that he could spin up once and that would regularly scan the latest research, papers and literature and report back highlights to him once a week.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because of these advantages, terahertz radiation is being explored for security scanning, medical imaging, and communications.

From Science Daily

"There's so many people applying to so many jobs using AI and the job listings are being scanned by AI - CVs, everything. It feels very difficult to differentiate myself from other people."

From BBC

Gleason compared that feature to scanning your phone at the airport to board a flight.

From Barron's