detector
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When electrons were fired through two narrow openings, they produced a pattern of alternating light and dark bands on a detector.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
In each case, their writing would sail through a detector.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
The Orion spacecraft that transported the crew during their voyage ran into several glitches, including a smoke detector going off near the end of the trip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
One detector, JustDone AI, processed a human-written report about the US-Iran war and wrongly concluded it contained "88% AI content."
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Then he leads her through the metal detector snitch box, which blares its sharp alarm bell.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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