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are detecting

  • present progressive
    of detect.
    detect
    verb (used with object)
    to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.

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“We are detecting them more frequently than before,” Elbanna said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025

"It is one thing to detect, but another to know what you are detecting," said Min.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2024

"Sensors in our socks are detecting early signs of distress, and alerting a carer that they may need help," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023

“That’s the really exciting new piece here, and it starts to give you confidence that they really are detecting the merging black holes,” Greene says.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 28, 2023

Health officials are detecting cases of this new flu virus jumping from birds to other mammals – like foxes, skunks and bears.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2023