screening
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In addition to screening, airports take inventory of knives in restaurants located after security, and careful decisions guide what planes may carry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
While a screening error might have let a weapon through, a motivated assailant should have been detected and caught long before reaching the airport, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Before blood pressure was measured, participants emptied their bladders and walked for two minutes to simulate the typical experience of walking into a clinic or medical office before a screening.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Its sealed perimeter, only accessible via lines and screening, now makes one of the world’s wonders feel less like a wondrous part of the city than an attraction held behind glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“You guys are the only theater in the city screening it.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Common arm positions used during screenings may make blood pressure appear higher than it actually is, potentially contributing to an incorrect diagnosis of hypertension.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Children’s developmental screenings and assessments would not be required to be conducted in a family’s language of choice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Positive responses were defined as receiving interview requests, a mix of phone and video screenings, positive email responses or assessments to be completed.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Much of this progress stems from improved medical treatments—e.g., statins, immunotherapies, GLP-1s—disease screenings and less tobacco use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Time, and repeated screenings, have endowed the memory with a menace the original did not possess.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
