screen
noun
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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By the end of this year, the military will have screened 3 million service members.
From Time Magazine Archive
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