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Usage examples of scan.

I could see the bluff that backed the anticline off to the east, too far off the scans to notice anything.

With an ease he knew would have surprised his Lucien, Tsecha stowed supplemental shooter power packs and assorted scanning and blocking devices within other pockets in the suit.

The full version of an antiviral program scans, analyzes, identifies, tracks, localizes, destroys, repairs, and reports.

Molly scanned the surrounding countryside swiftly, then paused and pointed to a small range of sand dunes not far from the forest of banksia trees.

The air smelled of musky damp fur and baked scales, of nic-i-tain smoke, of space suits that had not been decontaminated in months, and of intoxicants from dozens of different worlds, Reegesk stepped to the bar, ordered a cup of Rydan brew from Wuher the bartender, and scanned the room for a likely customer.

Black waiters in white serving jackets move through the crowd with trays of drinks, while the experts ponder their racing forms and the hunch bettors pick lucky numbers or scan the lineup for right-sounding names.

She quickly scanned the startled pedestrians, slowed down by the galvanizing shout which had caught the attention of even blasé New York night strollers.

When I scanned the bar for the money Breger had left, there was nothing else, and I figured Breger had stuck me with the check.

George Britten stood on the ground below the platform, shielding his eyes as he scanned the sky.

He had gone extraordinarily, insanely crazy, reading old Burpee catalogs at night when he was unable to sleep and scanning the few books on gardening that the school library kept.

Lo Manto eased into the middle of the small crowd, scanning the faces, seeing nothing much beyond tourists out for a morning walk and talk.

Lo Manto scanned the healed wounds and damaged torso and shook his head as he sat on the edge of the bed.

We need you to run a scan of the surrounding marshland to see if there is anything my agent might have missed.

If anyone tried to fire a shot from the audience, the scanning lasers would pick up the bullet in flight and zap it into vapor with a microsecond burst of energy.

He scanned the console, noting a recessed keyboard near his midriff, and tapped four of the keys.