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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Bane was trained and certified in drug detection, tracking, apprehension and article search, Snyder wrote.
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Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2025
The sensors in the lock have both live-body detection and face recognition, so it isn't spoofed by pictures.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
Tom Inglesby, the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, says that AI could assist with accelerating the timelines of medicine and vaccine development and improving clinical trials and disease detection.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
South Bow, a liquid pipelines business that has managed the Keystone Pipeline since 2024, said control center leak detection systems detected a pressure drop in the system and initiated a shutdown and response around 7:42 a.m.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2025
The sensors in the lock have both live-body detection and face recognition, so it isn't spoofed by pictures.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
Tom Inglesby, the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, says that AI could assist with accelerating the timelines of medicine and vaccine development and improving clinical trials and disease detection.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
South Bow, a liquid pipelines business that has managed the Keystone Pipeline since 2024, said control center leak detection systems detected a pressure drop in the system and initiated a shutdown and response around 7:42 a.m.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detection. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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