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"detect a note of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe a feeling or emotion that can be noticed in a particular situation or context. For example, "He detected a note of desperation in her voice as she pleaded for help."
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Australians may detect a note of mockery.
Do readers detect a note of sarcasm?
You may detect a note of sarcasm here.
Do we detect a note of pleading there?
I detect a note of despair in his second sentence.
I detect a note of despair in his second sentence.
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Readers with advanced gaydar, like Oscar Wilde and E. M. Forster, early on detected a note of suppressed homosexual desire in the book, especially in poems like the one that begins: Look not in my eyes, for fear They mirror true the sight I see, And there you find your face too clear And love it and be lost like me.
Listening to Target's recorded monthly call (612-761-6500) I detected a note of optimism that I haven't heard in a long time.
If you're detecting a note of jealousy, you'd be right.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com