as in surveys
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
scanned the manuscript carefully for any overlooked errors
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as in inspections
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
gave the car a good scan to see if it was worth buying
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Recent Examples of scans
Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2025
One of Crossfire’s drones scans the terrain and distinguishes between a burning pile of pallets and a small fire in a bin.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
As Foden is receiving the ball, Haaland scans the area and can see Jean-Clair Todibo preparing to drop deeper.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
The technology scans the body to measure the following three markers of health.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The vacuum runs for up to 65 minutes and scans 360 degrees to map and navigate your home with impressive precision.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
For more reliable verification, try using reverse image search tools like Google Images or TinEye to trace origins, or use specialized AI image detectors like TruthScan, which scans for artificial generation artifacts with high precision.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Igor scans the workbench, ultimately choosing a box of candies and mints, a delightfully absurd solution that still pleases his master.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
The technology scans the entire genome for single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs—the spots where one person’s genome might have a T, while another’s has a C—for associations with human behaviors.
—Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
The researchers analyzed more than 61,000 MRI scans from a large UK health database to better understand the muscle’s structure.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
These scans measure how different regions of the brain communicate when a person is not actively performing a task.
—New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2026
The system supports advanced target detection and target identification modes, including target box cueing, which helps operators focus on areas of interest identified during initial scans.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
On a roll, the former late-night host then suggested a variation of the scenario, in which Rudd gets the fictional doctor in on it, and Rudd, the doctor, and O'Brien all look at his medical scans together.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 2025
The scans found that her uterus was empty, but a nearly full-term fetus in an amniotic sac was hiding in a small space in her abdomen, near her liver.
—Laura Ungar The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
The results also suggest that brain scans might eventually offer a way to know whether a child is likely to benefit from drug treatment, Manza says.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2025
The tech can interpret brain scans twice as accurately as professionals examining stroke patients, spot more bone fractures than humans can, and detect early signs of more than 1,000 diseases.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
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The tool simply scans your bank account for on-time payments on things like your cell phone bill, utilities, subscriptions, rent and insurance, and adds those to your Experian credit report.
—Noun
Maxwell, who was vocal about her holding situation, also said guards kept her away from other prisoners, watched her around the clock, forced her to undergo numerous body scans and conducted multiple searches of her cell each day.
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The report surveys a total of 1,900 films released between 2007 and 2025.—
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China surveys roughly 3,200 manufacturers and 4,300 non-manufacturing firms for the monthly PMI readings, which are seasonally adjusted and considered a leading indicator for economic momentum.—
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As a result, the manufacturer recommended visual inspections during routine maintenance cycles, typically every 60 months, rather than urgent repairs or mandatory part replacement.—
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Instead, the company suggested the bearing race should be observed during routine inspections.—
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When the Colorado General Assembly considers the PUC sunset law in the upcoming session, DuVivier hopes lawmakers expand the agency’s authority as part of the process that reviews programs.—
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An InStyle writer reviews the Yse Beauty Wide Awake Brightening and Depuffing Eye Cream, a makeup-skin care hybrid with ingredients like vitamin C and niacinamide.—
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By age 14, Abergel had dropped out of school, taken his graduate record examinations and ventured to New York in hopes of one day joining the American Ballet Theatre.—
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Nardello is described as a global investigations firm with expertise in tracing company assets, financial examinations, and criminal and civil white collar litigation, the committee said.—
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The document is above; a full Associated Press report examines the changes and includes reaction from experts.—
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Le Guin examines unchecked power, eugenics, and the ethics of governance in this inventive and consistently surprising novel, which explores the limits of trying to manifest a better world.—
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Legislative audits continue to expose the executive frailty of our state, and spiking property tax assessments leave residents in a state of constant irritation.—
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Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan has stated that his platform can self-police insider trading by its own users and has the ability to conduct internal audits, the Wall Street Journal reported.—
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Retailers often issue refunds before anyone inspects the item.—
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Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that the employees in the Office of Detention Oversight, which inspects immigration detention centers, are currently not working.—
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
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Once the download is complete, Oh analyzes the images using a program designed to detect various forms of nudity or undress.—
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