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to come upon after searching, study, or effort
I can detect just a hint of lemon in the soup
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Recent Examples of detected
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The ones that propagate fastest arrive first, and they can be detected, allowing scientists to predict the second and third waves, which are slower and generally more destructive.
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Sylvain Barbot,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
If a lightning strike is detected within eight miles of the stadium, players will have to leave the field and fans will need to vacate the stands.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Employees were instructed to go home after bugs were detected in the building, according to state workers and union representatives.
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Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Those guidelines dictate matches must be suspended if lightning or electrical discharge is detected within an 8-mile radius of the stadium.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
In its latest test, Norton actively detected and blocked 25% of attacks, part of a general downward trend in this test's scores.
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Rural communities with livestock, farms, and outdoor animals are at greater risk if New World screwworm were detected in the region.
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The agency said air monitoring conducted Wednesday evening found particulate matter levels were generally near background levels, although brief increases were detected within the smoke plume.
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Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
19 June 2026
Verb
New World screwworm cases have been detected in livestock across several counties in Central and West Texas.
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Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The ones that propagate fastest arrive first, and they can be detected, allowing scientists to predict the second and third waves, which are slower and generally more destructive.
—
Sylvain Barbot,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
If a lightning strike is detected within eight miles of the stadium, players will have to leave the field and fans will need to vacate the stands.
—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Employees were instructed to go home after bugs were detected in the building, according to state workers and union representatives.
—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Those guidelines dictate matches must be suspended if lightning or electrical discharge is detected within an 8-mile radius of the stadium.
—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
In its latest test, Norton actively detected and blocked 25% of attacks, part of a general downward trend in this test's scores.
—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Rural communities with livestock, farms, and outdoor animals are at greater risk if New World screwworm were detected in the region.
—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The agency said air monitoring conducted Wednesday evening found particulate matter levels were generally near background levels, although brief increases were detected within the smoke plume.
—
Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detected
Adjective
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While Kirk may have received hostile or threatening messages, including on social media, those were not part of any identified or actionable threat stream monitored by federal authorities, the person told Sganga.
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Keep sensitive mental health data de-identified, limit access by role and do audits.
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Amazon‘s Wondery is aiming to amplify the game of Boardroom, the media company founded by NBA champion Kevin Durant and his business partner Rich Kleiman, under a wide-ranging deal.
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Things to do Menorca’s art scene dates from the 1960s when the Grupo Menorca founded the island’s first contemporary art gallery.
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Nathan quickly discovered that limited money forces difficult choices.
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Relatives of a woman discovered dead by her son with her neck slashed in the lobby of her Brooklyn apartment building are appealing to the public for help with funeral expenses.
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The prosecutor’s office, taking a fresh look at the murder, learned the lead investigator shared those doubts.
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For our industry, so much still runs on personality and learned experience.
Verb
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It's located in Ansley Mall fronting the Northeast Beltline Trail.
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Smoke from the fire has been pushing to the east and northeast, meaning the air quality at popular vacation spots like Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks — which are located far south of the flames — hasn’t been significantly affected beyond some haze sinking into the Bryce area.
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