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In fact, an entire genus of vertebrate hid there, misidentified, until a CT scanner settled the question.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The New York State Capitol in Albany and the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne also received suspicious packages, according to emergency responder scanner feed reviewed by the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
I’ve been seeing a steady drip of people sharing photos and videos of themselves on social media in butter-yellow bathrobes standing on a cylindrical 360-degree body scanner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He uses a 3D scanner to assess his patients' teeth, and can see the wear over time.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The guy doesn’t look up from the phone, just waves the bottle in front of the scanner, then says, “Two bucks thirty.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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"Importantly, the affected scanners rejected ballots they could not properly recognize rather than incorrectly tabulating them," it said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
The U.S. is trying to reduce its reliance on China for rare earths, which go into everything from drones to MRI scanners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Participants then did an exercise designing a store of their choice using ChatGPT, while fMRI scanners recorded their brain activity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The problems have been further complicated by equipment, including scanners and IT systems, breaking down.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
They have the full arsenal of CTs and MRIs—noninvasive brain scanners that can electronically "slice up" a brain and lay it out, level by level, like the floor plan of a house.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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