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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detect
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If it detects a life-threatening arrhythmia, on the other hand, it jolts the heart in an attempt to restore normal rhythm.
Three minutes later, a machine that detects trace explosives showed a positive reading for Semtex, a volatile plastic explosive.
Cervical screening detects abnormalities which, if left untreated, could lead to cervical cancer.
A small sensor, the accelerometer, placed nearby then detects the sound waves and analyses their acoustic signature.
He detects her unhappiness and remoteness and intuits that all is not well at home.
But he also detects the familiar, steely resolve of a Chancellor who is convinced that they will be borne out.

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