detection
noun
de·tec·tion
di-ˈtek-shən 
Examples of detection in a Sentence
I don't know how the errors managed to avoid detection for so long.
my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen
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Routine check-ups ensure early detection and prevention.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Since California’s first detection of the virus in dairies last summer, 38 people have become infected, almost all farm workers.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
After what’s been called one of the worst natural disasters in recent U.S. history, researchers are beginning to use new methods of wildfire detection and prediction—including artificial intelligence.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Texas still die from TB every year, but early detection can prevent TB deaths.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Since California’s first detection of the virus in dairies last summer, 38 people have become infected, almost all farm workers.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
After what’s been called one of the worst natural disasters in recent U.S. history, researchers are beginning to use new methods of wildfire detection and prediction—including artificial intelligence.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
Texas still die from TB every year, but early detection can prevent TB deaths.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detection. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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