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verb

past tense of detect

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Recent Examples of detected
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This step must include setting up alerts that let teams know when unauthorized modifications are detected. Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 The Dutch Defense Ministry said on Monday that two of its F-35 aircraft, also known as Lightning IIs, scrambled twice from an air base in Estonia on Friday after the aircraft were detected approaching airspace without making identification. Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 The study also detected a trend of Jews leaning away from their identities, with as many as 31 percent of characters embracing other cultures over their own. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024 Due to his symptoms, his medical team decided to transport him to the hospital for scans, which eventually detected the brain hemorrhage. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 The sensors for electromyography (EMG), which is like an EKG for muscles outside the heart, were taped to his residual limb and detected the electrical activity in his leg muscles. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 These asteroids, ranging from the size of a bus to a stadium, are the smallest ever detected in this region. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024 Melanomas that could be detected early and removed. Rachel Martin, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024 The child experienced mild symptoms, and the levels of bird flu detected were low, so they were not believed to be contagious. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detected
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  • Driven by a desire to fill the standard of care gaps, Dr. Halpert founded Immunocine Cancer Center.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Roksanda found a white knight in The Brand Group, which purchased the fashion label founded in 2005.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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  • The fragments were discovered during excavations at La Prele, an archaeological site in Converse County.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Shortly after his arrest, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X and Goodreads accounts that may have belonged to him were discovered.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Hauser’s jaded ranch foreman Rip Wheeler, who first came to John Dutton as a young boy on the run after killing his stepfather to protect his mother, learned how to be a cowboy from John who treated him like a son.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While some leaders are indeed born with a silver tongue or a golden pen, the fact is that storytelling can be learned.
    Samantha Reynolds, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Belmont Park Village, the first North American outpost of the collection, expects to house about 160 shops, and is located in Elmont, Long Island, adjacent to the Belmont Park racetrack and the UBS Arena.
    David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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    Chris Dong, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024

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