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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Back in the Spurs days, there wasn’t much scouting of European players — there was a feeling that foreigners couldn’t do it in the Premier League.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2025
The Maryland product was not invited to the scouting combine, but his 40-yard dash at his pro day (4.39 seconds) would’ve been the fastest among linebackers at the 2025 combine.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The Patriots have seen rookie kickers fail before (see: Chad Ryland and Justin Rohrwasser), but in retrospect their struggles could be explained by questionable coaching, technique changes and lackluster scouting.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
According to Perfect Game, the world’s largest elite youth baseball, softball and scouting platform, 103 out of 105 selections on day one of this year’s draft had participated in their events.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2025
The Maryland product was not invited to the scouting combine, but his 40-yard dash at his pro day (4.39 seconds) would’ve been the fastest among linebackers at the 2025 combine.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The Patriots have seen rookie kickers fail before (see: Chad Ryland and Justin Rohrwasser), but in retrospect their struggles could be explained by questionable coaching, technique changes and lackluster scouting.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
According to Perfect Game, the world’s largest elite youth baseball, softball and scouting platform, 103 out of 105 selections on day one of this year’s draft had participated in their events.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 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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