scan
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“They scan the ground in front of them so they can walk, but they don’t really look at things, incredibly well, with an intensity…I do.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Flock operates dozens of automated license plate readers, which allow authorities to scan for vehicles that have been reported stolen or are registered to known fugitives, tracking their movements throughout the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Polls show that over 1 million job seekers used AI in 2025 to scan their resumes for keywords, or even to write their resumes or cover letters.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
From inside the public bomb shelter, we scan the sky.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Quickly, I began to scan the paper in front of me.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing scan
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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