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is detecting
  • present progressive of detect (3rd person singular).

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Another major difficulty is detecting and predicting when ions move through crystals in a liquid-like manner.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

But Booking said it is detecting “continued momentum, with steady travel demand trends in our business so far in the fourth quarter.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

“We see a lot of genes for DNA repair get activated, like the body is detecting some of the damage and then repairing that damage, which is a normal adaptive response.”

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

“The biggest challenge I see is detecting a signal,” Atamanchuk says.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2023

In events and scenes continually increasing in greatness and grandeur, he is detecting the dominion of law.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various