detecting
- present participle of detect.
Example Sentences
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The EU said AliExpress' "overestimated the effectiveness of its system in detecting and removing illegal products".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Kalshi, the online prediction marketplace, referred Santos to the Department of Justice after detecting suspicious trades made by him ahead of Trump’s Feb. 24 speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
If an extraterrestrial civilization happened to transmit within those same frequencies, detecting it would likely require a radio telescope located somewhere free from Earth's radio noise, such as the far side of the Moon.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
"This isn't like detecting a needle in a haystack. It's like detecting a microscopic portion of a needle in a haystack," said Steven Manderach, executive director of the Association of Food and Drug Officials.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The next day at school I told Siobhan that Father had told me I couldn’t do any more detecting, which meant that the book was finished.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
