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scans 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scan

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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noun

plural of scan

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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The model scans what the weather patterns look like now, finds a similar picture it's seen before, and makes its prediction based on what happened last time. — David Yeomans, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Charli takes her sunglasses off and scans the cozy venue, which opened in 1927 and began hosting concerts in 2008. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026 The patient is immersed in a water bath, and the system scans the patient with a 360-degree ring of ultrasound scanners fully surrounding the patient. — Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Barclays says that markets are more euphoric than ever, tracking it through an index that scans the options market across roughly 700 stocks for the signs of speculative chasing. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2026 The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 June 2026 People Tagging Apple claims that Photos, which scans your pictures without your permission, uses better face recognition technology than before. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 Equipped with artificial intelligence, visual weld seam recognition, and intelligent 3D laser vision alignment, the mechanical arm scans its environment in real time. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026 Campsite Tonight frequently scans several websites throughout California and several other states (including Utah for those dreaming of a trip to Zion National Park). — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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Regular scans will allow people to monitor their entire body for changes, which has the potential to alert individuals to early signs of chronic illness and disease. — New Atlas, 26 June 2026 One of the biggest concerns is that someone with an incidental finding may then have follow-up computed tomography scans, as well as ionizing radiation and biopsy complications, searching for something that never would have caused symptoms. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The physical and mental toll was rough—countless tests and scans, monthly (or more frequent) ER visits for severe flares, mental breakdowns, anxiety, fear, panic, depression, insecurity, doubt, and hopelessness. — Shannon Dingey, Health, 1 July 2026 Today that album scans as an interesting but uneven experiment; the music Shook is releasing under their own name hews much closer to the Lucinda-fronting-the-Replacements sound of the Disarmers. — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 Additional tests could include handwriting analysis, fingerprint scans and DNA examination, the Journal reported. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 The scroll has been digitally unwrapped using a technique pioneered by Seales called Volume Cartographer, which takes scans of a 3D manuscript, layer by layer, and then effectively flattens these into 2D images that can then be read. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026 The scans make up the largest dataset (as much as 300 terabytes per scroll) ever produced by the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, a particle accelerator in Grenoble, France. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026 This study went further than previous research into coffee and liver health by incorporating liver MRI scans for nearly 30,000 participants and blood protein analyses in another 44,000. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 July 2026

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The company organizes thousands of AI agents into statistically representative populations—each agent assigned an age, an income, a zip code, a gender, among other things—and surveys them in place of human respondents.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Sartori surveys the lagoon weekly by boat for signs of nesting, which would indicate a self-sustaining Venetian colony.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 May 2026

Definition of surveys

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Wallingford also testified that inspections are not a replacement for reporting infant deaths.

— David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The parliamentary media center noted that the parts cut out of the Tuesday night broadcast included discussion of United Nations nuclear inspections, the country's frozen financial assets, and a $300 billion reconstruction fund.

— July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of inspections

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Those in the appeal process will be allowed to once again bill for services as the Department of Human Services reviews their claims; as of June 29, about 321 appeals had been completed.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 2 July 2026
There were six involved deputies, who were not identified, and they have been placed on administrative assignment while Internal Affairs reviews the incident, per BSO policy.

— Sofia Saric June 30, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of reviews

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Veterinarians conducting preliminary examinations determined many of the dogs died from gunshot wounds, according to Honsal.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
The students, who were taking their secondary school leaving examinations when they were attacked and abducted, are between 15 and 18 years old.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

Definition of examinations

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Mathias Fuelling examines the impact of Vasily Grossman’s writing, in the Soviet Union and beyond.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Commissioned in 2023, the Alameda County Reparations Commission’s report examines the historical and ongoing effects of racial discrimination against the Black population.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 1 July 2026

Definition of examines

Noun

The traditional compliance framework operates through periodic audits, which are done monthly, quarterly or annually.

— Ramachander Rao Thallada, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Under the settlement, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order releasing Trump from ongoing audits.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 9 June 2026

Definition of audits

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The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
Nida Wongphanlert inspects an amenity bag made from recycled materials at 137 Pillars Suites & Residences.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Definition of inspects

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Thisfinding was published early Friday from World Weather Attribution, a scientific network which analyzes the role of climate change in driving extreme weather events.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
The tool, developed by independent AI engineer Luke Geel, analyzes past results and players’ activity—from posture to blink rate—spotting connections that might be imperceptible to the average viewer but visible to top pros.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026

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