scan
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"Raul's CT scan of a snake embryo revealed a structure we had never seen before ¾ it was a pillar of gut stretching through the spiral of the coiling body," Miyashita says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
She said Greta had a CT scan and an X-Ray and said the experience was "horrific".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
His next scan, in late August, will show whether the cancer is responding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Díaz said he underwent an MRI scan on his neck and nothing unusual was revealed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
I scan through the mail and timetables in front of me.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
"We found the earliest signal detected on brain scans to date, which could be useful for tracking the disease before symptoms emerge and may help with earlier detection," he says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
The scans revealed an unexpected arrangement inside the developing animal.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
There are now an estimated 120,000 active Flock cameras in 49 states, and they conduct a total of approximately 20 billion vehicle scans a month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The government said the clinic would offer women access to investigations including ultrasound scans and endometrial biopsies during the same visit, which could not be provided at a standard GP appointment.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The librarian shakes her head as she scans my application.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
The 66-year-old scanned a QR code on the advert, using an app he had downloaded.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Evidence indicates many of the purchased books are sent to facilities where they are sliced up, scanned and destroyed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
It includes removing a book's spine so all the pages can be scanned rapidly - and the remains recycled.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
They scanned the brains of eight dogs while the animals viewed pictures of unfamiliar people showing either happy or neutral expressions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Boy and dog moved their heads in unison as they scanned the lower shelves, which were filled with plastic containers.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Harmful processes that either contribute to plaque accumulation or result from it may already be active in the brain even though the plaques themselves cannot yet be detected by scanning,
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
In a building next to a makeshift morgue in Bharatpur, Shobha Adhikary emerged from the crowd after scanning the LED screen.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Due to the lack of pathologists, some coroners are turning to CT scanning.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Amazon is ordering large quantities of older books, scanning them to train AI models and “destroying them in the process.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
An air raid warden stands on the roof of a building across the street, scanning the sky through binoculars.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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