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scanner

[skan-er] / ˈskæn ər /
NOUN
optical character recognition
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NBC News reported that emergency services responded to a call for "cardiac arrest" at Graham's Capitol Hill home on Saturday night, according to police scanner audio obtained by NBC and other outlets.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

The researchers tested the design by imaging the eye and orbit in volunteers using a 7.0 Tesla MRI scanner.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Police scanner audio reviewed by multiple outlets describes a “cardiac arrest” and CPR in progress on an “unconscious” person at that address.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

He said the scanner wasn’t in use during the election.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

I force my feet to move into the scanner, and stand in the middle, where all the others stood.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

"The  UK has constantly been scrimping and saving… we are low on scanners, low on everything, way behind everybody else," he says.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Midjourney founder David Holz is aiming for a fleet of 50,000 scanners running 1 billion scans a month by 2031, starting with an in-person spa location in San Francisco by the end of 2027.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

Unlike standard CT scanners, micro-CT systems can capture extremely small anatomical structures measured in microns -- smaller than the width of a human hair.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

In March, the Police Commission asked the department to report back on what information the company’s scanners collect and share.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 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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