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detect

[dih-tekt] / dɪˈtɛkt /


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To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. The verb discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before. 

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Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Zelenskyy said American intelligence used to detect incoming Russian missile strikes had been restored after a brief interruption.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

We are also introducing a new system which acts to detect possible data breaches.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Equipped with advanced perception systems that give way to merging cars and detect hazards early, these autonomous vehicles are suited to handle repetitive depot-to-depot routes known as the middle mile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Millions of voters have also been flagged for additional scrutiny after the ECI used automated systems to detect what they described as "logical discrepancies", including mismatched names and inconsistencies in family details.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

I can almost hear my heart beating as I strain to detect the source of the noise.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The 82-year-old is the brains behind the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a telescope embedded in a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice that detects neutrinos -- particles with almost no mass that seldom interact with other matter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space, shedding light on the distant universe.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

RBC also detects that during major drawdowns, confidence and sentiment gauges move sharply with readings like the National Federation of Independent Business and the American Association of Individual Investors dropping sharply.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

When the body detects an infection or injury, it sends out alarm signals that recruit immune cells and other cells to eliminate the threat and begin repairing damaged tissue.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

But he detects annoyance on the faces of some students and even some teachers who watch him.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

The forestry department in the same statement said there was a significant jump in hotspots in several areas in six "priority provinces" where 615 so-called hotspots were detected.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

He had travelled from DR Congo, through Uganda to Kenya without his illness being detected.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The researchers also detected previously unrecognized chemical boundaries in the choroid plexus, the structure responsible for producing cerebrospinal fluid, as well as in the tissues lining the brain's internal cavities.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

She then considered a frightening explanation when her mother detected a funny taste to the water she kept in a bottle at her desk at Berkeley Engineering and Research.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Once a sugar-sensing protein had detected sugar in the environment, it would recognize one such tag and turn the target genes on or off.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Researchers used advanced imaging techniques capable of detecting subtle changes in cartilage composition before major structural damage becomes visible on conventional scans.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"The two-month delay in detecting and reporting the incident to the city is unacceptable."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"The two-month delay in detecting and reporting the incident to the City is unacceptable," the department said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

One of its tasks will be detecting micrometeoroids, tiny pieces of space debris that strike the lunar surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

So maybe the Whisperer could only seek out certain things and was incapable of detecting anything else.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart


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