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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Surveillance has been complicated because clinicians are not always required to report amatoxin poisonings directly to the state, making case detection less systematic, NBC News reported.
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Dan Brahmy, the CEO of the bot-detection firm Cyabra, compares this to a professional soccer league in which every club has secretly bribed a referee.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Electric propulsion also enables Blitz to have a low acoustic as well as infra-red signature, delaying detection.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Android 17 also enhanced live threat detection to catch threats early.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Dan Brahmy, the CEO of the bot-detection firm Cyabra, compares this to a professional soccer league in which every club has secretly bribed a referee.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Electric propulsion also enables Blitz to have a low acoustic as well as infra-red signature, delaying detection.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Android 17 also enhanced live threat detection to catch threats early.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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“Detection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detection. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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