scan
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She will have her first follow-up MRI scan in November, and is likely to need one every six months until post-puberty or into her early adulthood, as the condition is hormone-related.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Some are assigned to cut books, and others go to receive where they get books and scan the bar codes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Viewers may scan a QR code for their own copy of the audio track, which deteriorates in sound quality with every download.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
They can make extremely fast 90° turns, helping them scan broad areas of a sample in an organized and efficient way.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
I ask Guardian at the same time I scan the peripheral area with my camera.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
The average UK surgeon performs about 10 to 20 of these operations a year, relying on scans done before surgery to familiarise themselves with the patient's anatomy.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In one data set, 728 participants received brain scans or biomarker testing during life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Rushing added Tuesday that something similar had appeared on previous scans, without symptoms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The line for those ineligible for the biometric scans, including families with children younger than 12 and those without a chip in their passport, was nearly an hour long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It doesn’t hurt when he scans me, but I still feel like I’ve been branded.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
The 66-year-old scanned a QR code on the advert, using an app he had downloaded.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
While some books are scanned for various purposes without losing their spines, so-called destructive scanning is considered more efficient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 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
I wanted something small like a bran muffin and quickly scanned the menu for “I Am Regular” to no avail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
She held it up to the Nightingale, whose eyes scanned across the page in the proper direction.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Due to the lack of pathologists, some coroners are turning to CT scanning.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Some people have been scammed even though the QR code they are scanning is genuine.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
And after scanning his LinkedIn profile, Wong saw that he ran in similar professional circles and seemed ambitious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Preparations for a new museum building and permanent galleries scheduled to open in 2027 gave researchers an unusual chance to study the specimen in greater detail using high-resolution CT scanning.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
She studied the group, scanning their faces, but betraying none of her own thoughts.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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