detect
verb (used with object)
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.
has detected
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present perfectof detect (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Very recently, Goldman has detected a slight uptick in retail activity, a slight “buy the dip” default reaction to falling stocks, but overall this has not been enough to arrest the correction.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
IceCube has been fully operational since 2011 and has detected high-energy neutrinos from a distant galaxy in the direction of the constellation Orion, as well as from our own Milky Way.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Utility company Consolidated Edison has detected stray voltage at the site weeks after the death, a possible cause for the horse’s sudden flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Nearly every spacecraft that has visited Jupiter has detected lightning.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
While they wrestle, Alan’s quick eye has detected something that looks like a displacement of Mr. Grip’s cranium, and with a sudden, dexterous, upward movement, he solves the mystery.
From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lawrence L. Lynch
