as in scouts
US, informal
military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy
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The Wild have amateur scouting meetings coming up, and Guerin presumably will address this delicate situation around that time, but as of now, Brackett and many scouts are unsigned past July 1.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
15 May 2026 -
Film industry pros, for example, from actors and animators to editors and even location scouts, have expressed concern about AI one day putting them out of work — fears that were front and center in the mass strikes that shut down Hollywood productions in 2023.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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From Google searches and the data broker sites that Google indexes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Noel's disappearance triggered a wide‑ranging investigation that included multiple searches of the family's former home.—
Doug Dunbar,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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As a result, the bats failed their hunts.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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On and Off the Avenue Rachel Syme hunts for vintage treasure.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Sites from Alabama to California and the Four Corners trace stories of Black freedom, Japanese American incarceration, Indigenous homelands, immigrant journeys and early quests for religious and women’s rights.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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This is where players can take on side quests that dot the map.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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“Recons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recons. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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