screened

Example Sentences

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More than 12,000 passengers were screened at five UK airports during the 2014 outbreak in West Africa, but these failed to pick up the only case, that of nurse Pauline Cafferkey.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

One of the challenges with the current screening recommendations is that the average person should start getting screened at age 45, for at least the next 30 years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

It explains how he made it his tradition as president to read, after they were screened for threats, 10 letters each day from among the roughly 20,000 letters and emails sent to him daily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

To identify potential companies of interest, Barron’s screened builders included in the iShares U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Lefty grew familiar with the shoreline of the Detroit River, its screened inlets and secret landings.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides