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Recent Examples of recon
From the harrowing footage of a Kimera employee’s supposedly fatal recon mission to the wild night Guillermo’s right-hand man, Oswaldo (Enrique Arce), enjoys in Bangkok, it’s all produced like a Hollywood blockbuster.
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Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Ghost set up his Mavic, and within seconds both the suicide and recon drones were in the air, speeding toward the last known location of the two Russian soldiers.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
So do as much internet recon on a place as possible.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
View gallery - 6 images Hoping to push Mars exploration into top gear and do recon for a future crewed landing, AeroVironment has released its concept for a mission consisting of half a dozen autonomous helicopters that would land on the Red Planet under their own power.
—David Szondy
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Ghost set up his Mavic, and within seconds both the suicide and recon drones were in the air, speeding toward the last known location of the two Russian soldiers.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
So do as much internet recon on a place as possible.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
View gallery - 6 images Hoping to push Mars exploration into top gear and do recon for a future crewed landing, AeroVironment has released its concept for a mission consisting of half a dozen autonomous helicopters that would land on the Red Planet under their own power.
—David Szondy
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recon
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After aerial reconnaissance flights and mitigation work, search-and-rescue members were flown into the site by CHP helicopter.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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The South Korean company is positioning the technology as a practical power solution for unmanned logistics, reconnaissance, and battlefield support missions, particularly in austere and high-temperature environments.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Some people who have sponsored a home build have returned to Mexico to visit the families, as some scouts also plan to do.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Her coach said any scout that didn’t make a few notes about Rolli after that show should maybe explore other employment.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
17 Feb. 2026
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Pawtucket hockey arena shooting latest On Wednesday, the Pawtucket Police Department said that searches were conducted along with Maine State Police and the FBI at Dorgan's apartment and work locker in Bath, Maine and also at a storage unit in Brunswick, Maine.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The site also contains search tools as well as a predictably gigantic source bibliography.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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The extended hunt for a new CFO underscores the ultracompetitive state of the market for hiring a strategic finance leader who brings extensive audit and accounting expertise as well as credibility with Wall Street.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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After the Slasher speeds off, Jane begins a multistate hunt to bring him to justice while her new foe is on his own path to a destructive endgame.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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