as in scouts
US, informal
military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy
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Noun
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Mor Talla Ndiaye and Ifeanyi Ndukwe both caught the eye of scouts at November’s Under-17 World Cup.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Life lessons For Coakley, the business skills that her scouts learn from selling the cookies are priceless.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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This left a critical unit short-staffed during one of the highest profile searches in PCSD history and during the busiest time of year for Search and Rescue.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Right now, enforcement agents are often using administrative warrants, or internal documents signed by immigration officers that authorize specific arrests but not searches.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In a 2021 study published in Ecology, marine biologists documented the first evidence of octopuses punching fish during these cooperative hunts.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This was also one of the coldest hunts in recent memory, with temps at or below single digits most days.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hopefully there will be new quests also, though this isn’t mentioned anywhere.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The arc of the season sputters between big and little problems in a haphazard manner, with strange side quests for Simon and Trevor that are more head-scratching than adventurous.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Recons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recons. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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