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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 work explores themes of memory, identity and the emotional textures of daily life.

— New York Times Games, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
New Investigation Discovery series The Serial Killer Connection explores those through the case of true monster Richard Evonitz, who kidnapped and killed at least three teenage girls in the '80s and '90s.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

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Some identity theft companies include Dark Web Monitoring that searches for exposed personal information and alerts you when it is found.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Amid changing forests, a blind Polish linguist searches for sounds that might heal what human language cannot.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

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The Bank of Canada warned this month that new tariffs had made the country’s growth prospects more uncertain and increased upside risks to inflation.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Bringing in a new centre-back would mean Cancelo and Martin could be the first-team left-backs, supported by La Masia prospects Xavi Espart, 19, and Jordi Pesquer, 17.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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