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scan

[skan] / skæn /


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A CT scan at a hospital was negative, said Green, who added that Young had concussion symptoms but also had full use of his extremities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Following a suspected tear last year, Hodgkinson had a scan which revealed she has a "split" hamstring, giving her two tendons instead of one.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Yoti's digital ID app, for example, will only let a user log in if a scan of their face matches that of the person who signed up for the app.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

One of Certor’s top models has an impact-absorbing inner lattice designed around the scan of an athlete’s head.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

A scan of the petition is attached to this email.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

In 2003, a team at Stanford used MRI scans to identify what they named the “default mode network.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Then in August, the shares plunged after the agency placed the therapy on clinical hold when spinal scans turned up abnormalities in some trial participants.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

An expansion could include air ambulance transport, cancer treatment, MRI scans and medications, EFF found.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

This imaging technique tracks the movement of water through brain tissue, allowing scientists to examine microscopic features that conventional brain scans may not reveal.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

The father gathers his thoughts and scans the audience.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

The app then generates a QR code that can be scanned by a business with a free checker app, which tells them the person's age.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

“It was systematic. They entered the depots and stole everything they could,” said Umaima Abdul-Rahman Al-Sanusi, one of the museum’s curators, as her eyes scanned a shattered display case.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 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

As we traveled, I scanned the sides of the road for what I needed.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Thomas was scanning on farmland belonging to Geraint Edwards, in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, for about 20 minutes when his detector alerted him.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

However, they also see a scenario in which bots disrupt banks’ engagement with customers, scanning for products and executing transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

"I have come here looking for my son," said Kalka Sharda, scanning the list in desperation.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Wide-field time-domain surveys make this possible by repeatedly scanning large regions of the sky and tracking objects whose brightness changes.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 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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