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monitors

  • plural
    of monitor.
    monitor
    noun
    (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
  • present tense form
    of monitor (3rd person singular).
    monitor
    noun
    (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.

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A new optical sensor costing just $10 could bring laboratory-level precision to wearable health monitors, potentially allowing people to track blood glucose without needles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mowi now constantly monitors the skin, fins and breathing of the fish in case it needs to intervene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The weather service’s San Diego office, which monitors Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties, issued a beach hazard warning on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Scotland does not declare droughts but monitors "water scarcity" - when there is not enough water of sufficient quality to meet demands of people and the environment.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Back in the shillelagh days, there were no fancy polymer harnesses, no auto thrusters, and certainly no external monitors.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer