fail to detect
Frequency: 7.717.5 per million words
to not succeed in finding or noticing something
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Examples (10)
- The test failed to detect any illegal substances.
- The old security system often fails to detect intruders.
- Unfortunately, the initial scan failed to detect the tumor at its earliest stage.
- If the antivirus software fails to detect a threat, your computer could be at risk.
- His nose was so congested that he failed to detect the smell of smoke.
- The sensitive equipment failed to detect the faint vibrations from the distant earthquake.
- She completely failed to detect the sarcasm in his voice.
- I'm worried this new sensor will fail to detect small changes in temperature.
- Even the most advanced instruments can sometimes fail to detect trace amounts of the chemical.
- We need to understand why the current method fails to detect these specific errors.