as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen
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An exercise in absurdity Indirect costs for studying the biology of memory ate up 46% of a University of Florida grant, while the UCF project exploring neuromuscular keys to early Alzheimer’s detection carried indirect costs of about 35%.
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Now, the meth trade has become so lucrative and so sophisticated that Mexican meth is exported as far away as Hong Kong or Australia, and the cartels have found ways to avoid detection of their drug money.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
But the United States’ fragmented health care system complicates detection of uncommon side effects and has provided little clarity on the range of symptoms people might have experienced after a Covid shot.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Both teams also relied on detection by NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory (Swift) in the X-ray.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2025
Now, the meth trade has become so lucrative and so sophisticated that Mexican meth is exported as far away as Hong Kong or Australia, and the cartels have found ways to avoid detection of their drug money.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
But the United States’ fragmented health care system complicates detection of uncommon side effects and has provided little clarity on the range of symptoms people might have experienced after a Covid shot.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Both teams also relied on detection by NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory (Swift) in the X-ray.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detection. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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