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When the bite of an Anopheles mosquito introduces Plasmodium into the human bloodstream, the parasites travel to the liver, where they lurk undetectably and mature for a period ranging from weeks to a year.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

“At first, it’s going to change the water minimally, maybe undetectably, but add enough drops and the water is going to change color.”

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Typically, they are found in water in parts per trillion—often undetectably low—Rue says.

From Scientific American • Nov. 4, 2021

Granted, her sleights of hand may initially not have been undetectably smooth at every turn, but she honed them rapidly, enchanting more and more followers.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2021

It showed her a woman who would not steal, unless she could do so undetectably; a woman who would not forge, because she did not know how.

From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar