scouting
noun
scout·ing
ˈskau̇-tiŋ 
1
: the action of one that scouts
2
often capitalized
: the activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth directed to developing character, citizenship, and individual skills
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While each has its own mission work, scouting programs, youth camps and Vacation Bible Schools, here's a little bit about each church ahead of the merger.
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Enquirer Staff Report, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
The museum is also not far from the Summit Bechtel Reserve, a 10,000-acre scouting training and adventure center that has hosted national and international youth events.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Arellano Díaz, his 24-year-old girlfriend and another woman traveled to three Target stores on July 19, stopping in San Ramon, Dublin and Albany, in an apparent scouting mission that ended just a few hours before the explosion, authorities allege.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Heck, Mougey poached Paton’s nephew away for a scouting job in New York.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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Enquirer Staff Report, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
The museum is also not far from the Summit Bechtel Reserve, a 10,000-acre scouting training and adventure center that has hosted national and international youth events.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Arellano Díaz, his 24-year-old girlfriend and another woman traveled to three Target stores on July 19, stopping in San Ramon, Dublin and Albany, in an apparent scouting mission that ended just a few hours before the explosion, authorities allege.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Heck, Mougey poached Paton’s nephew away for a scouting job in New York.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
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scouting
noun
scout·ing
ˈskau̇t-iŋ
1
: the action of one that scouts
2
often capitalized
: the activities of the various Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups
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