Example Sentences

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In 2024, researchers led by Li Shang at Anhui University in Hefei, China, suggested that Fermi's Large Area Telescope may have detected gamma rays from one of these events years after the explosion occurred.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Investigators have detected what they think are contradictions in Jonathan's testimonies regarding his own position when his father fell.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Jochen Heinz, an executive from German factory machinery maker SW Machines, cautioned that AI can sometimes make mistakes by, for instance, giving misleading instructions for repairs or incorrectly claiming to have detected problems.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Memory-chip availability is “rapidly changing,” and the analysts have detected mounting commodity-cost inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Harry had no idea what Dumbledore meant; this patch of dark bank was exactly like every other bit as far as he could tell, but Dumbledore seemed to have detected something special about it.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling