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scan

[skan] / skæn /


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Having to walk over to scan my face would be a pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Currently, the company offers a one-hour total body scan that uses its proprietary technology to screen for brewing problems in the blood, skin, and metabolism.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

When Neko Health offered to move me up the waiting list for a pre-launch scan, I took the $499 plunge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Despite a battery of tests, including a contrast CT scan and bone marrow biopsy, experts could not determine exactly what was making her critically ill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

I scan from side to side, making sure no one is near.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

A laser scans each slice one location at a time, producing detailed information about which lipids are present and where they are found.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

"They'll have further scans to see where they are and we'll have that time frame for how long they are going to be out for."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Full-body scans have also faced criticism from some healthcare professionals, who warn that the technology risks false positives, overdiagnoses, and unnecessary testing and anxiety.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

GE HealthCare’s pharmaceutical-diagnostics business, which includes the injections used in PET scans, had $2.9 billion in revenue last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Hypothermia, respiratory problems, and most likely some kind of head injury, though the brain scans turned up nothing.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

Reporters from The Assembly and ProPublica scanned a state of North Carolina website that details how to file a notice of intent to open a private school.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The agents scanned a publicly available online data hub belonging to U.N.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

To investigate the process, the researchers scanned DNA samples with atomic force microscopy, a technique capable of mapping surfaces at extremely small scales.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Online rights campaigners at the Open Rights Group have previously warned that implementing the change would mean "every adult would be forced through a digital ID checkpoint, and private images could be scanned by default".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Owen crawled to the grate at the back again and scanned the dark, snowy tundra.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

While bots are commonly associated with fake social media accounts that may post false, divisive and inflammatory content, they are also used to automate tasks like scanning web pages so they appear on search engines.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

I wouldn’t have had that interaction if I’d been scanning my own groceries.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Varun Shetty, OpenAI’s vice president of media partnerships, testified in the lawsuit that he wasn’t aware of OpenAI’s purchasing books at scale and scanning them for training purposes, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

CT scanning those specimens may give researchers a new way to study feathers, diets, predator relationships, and other details of prehistoric ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Wolf went first, Torak next, scanning for signs, and Renn last, straining to see through the trees.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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