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reconnoitered

verb

variants or reconnoitred

past tense of reconnoiter

as in explored

to go to (a place or area) in order to find out information especially about a military enemy; to do a reconnaissance of (a place) An expedition reconnoitered the coast to find out the exact location of enemy forces.

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For decades, engineering, technical, and industrial processes first explored as methods of keeping nations safe or attacking enemies have also found their way into the civilian world.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
In April, the family explored Portugal for 10 days, stopping in cities like Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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Minteh is viewed as a suitable alternative to Barcola’s PSG colleague Ibrahim Mbaye, an 18-year-old Liverpool had also heavily scouted.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Maddox made 34 receptions for 575 yards and six touchdowns, and at 6-foot-2 is the man targeted and scouted against by defensive coordinators.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

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For more than a decade, Goldring searched, hoped and prayed for a kidney while doing her best to live her life and prepare for her future.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026
Fears of further flooding complicated recovery efforts, as authorities searched for people missing after floods struck the Himalayan border between Nepal and China.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026

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