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reconnoiters

verb

variants or reconnoitres

present tense third-person singular of reconnoiter

as in explores

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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Her research explores questions about the nature of the self, decision-making, temporal experience, philosophical methodology, causation, causal experience, time and time’s arrow, perception, mereology, constitution, and essence.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
In the course of her stay, Birdie explores the rooms of her aunts and grandmother’s house, and has encounters with her relatives.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

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Sill credited the outcome to the community, the volunteers and the dog’s own persistence, and told the outlet that searches like this one frequently end differently.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
After defeating the shark, Sara searches for another way out of the cave.

— Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 29 July 2026

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Winger prospects Liam Greentree, Brody Lamb, Nathan Aspinall and Jacob Battaglia are all set to turn pro this season.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 28 June 2026
The Dolphins doubled down on Red Raiders prospects after, earlier Friday, choosing Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez with their lone second-round pick.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026

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