screening

Example Sentences

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The intake process for new detainees, which includes a medical and mental health screening, is supposed to take place within 12 hours of their arrival.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Although screening programs have helped reduce cases among adults over 50, researchers say the opposite trend is unfolding in younger age groups across many wealthy nations.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

A screening of the duo's French Riviera based comedy will be aired at a free but ticketed event at 16:00 on 17 May at Morecambe Winter Gardens.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

For years the excitement in cancer blood testing centered on multi-cancer detection, screening healthy people with a single blood draw.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

HUD’s “One Strike Guide” calls on housing agencies to “take full advantage of their authority to use stringent screening and eviction procedures.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander