escape detection
idiom
: to not be discovered, found, or noticed
Many cases of fraud escape detection.
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Smaller facilities often escape detection.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Multiple countries have weapons that can destroy satellites, and some in the space community are concerned that space weapons could be placed in cislunar space to escape detection.
—Brian Gunter, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2025
Like Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, the group typically operates in civilian attire, enabling members to blend in and escape detection.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The false front is a bit of skullduggery that harks back to a world where conspiracy to escape detection was a part of everyday life.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The Limits and Implications of Genetic Screening While sperm banks routinely screen donors for common genetic diseases and conduct thorough medical and family history reviews, rare mutations like the one implicated here often escape detection.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Deployed in such places, shorter-range offensive mobile weapons can better escape detection and destruction.
—Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Some hemp products, which consumers 21 and older can buy, meet the state’s definition of marijuana, but escape detection by regulators, a Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald investigation found.
—Shauna Muckle, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Multiple countries have weapons that can destroy satellites, and some in the space community are concerned that space weapons could be placed in cislunar space to escape detection.
—Brian Gunter, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2025
Like Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, the group typically operates in civilian attire, enabling members to blend in and escape detection.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The false front is a bit of skullduggery that harks back to a world where conspiracy to escape detection was a part of everyday life.
—Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
The Limits and Implications of Genetic Screening While sperm banks routinely screen donors for common genetic diseases and conduct thorough medical and family history reviews, rare mutations like the one implicated here often escape detection.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Deployed in such places, shorter-range offensive mobile weapons can better escape detection and destruction.
—Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Some hemp products, which consumers 21 and older can buy, meet the state’s definition of marijuana, but escape detection by regulators, a Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald investigation found.
—Shauna Muckle, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Escape detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escape%20detection. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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