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Recent Examples of recon
The recon missions, carried out aboard RB-26 Invaders, were made harrowing by enemy anti-aircraft fire.
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Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Jan. 2026
And by the time the album was released, attempts had begun to recon-cile Jesus Christ—that figure of childhood and the Church and the establishment—with popular culture.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Fans, though, were undeterred, including one who did recon hours before the concert during Roan’s soundcheck.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
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.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
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Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Jan. 2026
And by the time the album was released, attempts had begun to recon-cile Jesus Christ—that figure of childhood and the Church and the establishment—with popular culture.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Fans, though, were undeterred, including one who did recon hours before the concert during Roan’s soundcheck.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2025
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.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recon
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Beyond cargo delivery, DropShip can support intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, communications support, and expeditionary power applications.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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Apache helicopters are primarily used for precision strikes, close air support, and air reconnaissance, according to the Central Command website.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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There remains little doubt in this old scout’s mind that Shohei Ohtani remains the best baseball player on the planet.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Aguirre, then a 17-year-old freshman with no dreams of a soccer career, was spotted playing in a Sunday pickup game by a scout for Club America, the most successful team in Mexican soccer history.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Big surf from a previous swell contributed to a drowning Saturday off Dana Point and, on Wednesday afternoon, the search continued for a young girl swept off the sand Tuesday evening in Laguna Beach.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Over the last decade, the reward has been incrementally increased by the Board of Supervisors as the search continues for any clues in the case.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The Sciroccos also happen to be the flattest-shooting of Remington’s factory offerings, which worked to our advantage the first day of the hunt.—
John B. Snow,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2025
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While the 84-year-old still goes out to hunt, his two apprentices largely take the helm in helping reinforce the boundary between the forest and residential areas.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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