scan
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It has been 10 days of many exams Pet Scan - Cat scan - 2 MRI’s- Biopsy - multiple bloodwork - now at least I know what I face.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
According to Anthropic and partners, Mythos can autonomously scan vast amounts of code to find and chain together previously unknown security vulnerabilities in all kinds of software, from operating systems to web browsers.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
These satellites collect images after midnight, usually between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. local time, and scan nearly the entire planet each night between 70° North and 60° South.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Her husband took her to hospital, where doctors performed a CT scan which picked up free fluid in the abdominal area.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Staring at thick, twisted tree roots, I scan upward, seeing green extending higher, glowing against craggy granite and rock.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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