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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On an unassuming suburban baseball field in 2009, two promising teenagers wielded their bats for a small collection of scouts.—
Ben Watanabe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Trier and his location scouts searched for the right house for nearly a year.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Officers are able to use loitering laws as general warrants to circumvent individuals’ constitutional right to be protected from unreasonable searches and seizures, Wood said.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
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While a city that is more than 400 miles from the nearest international border crossing may seem like an unusual choice for intense stops and searches, there is a legal loophole.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Video shows two separate hunts, one in 2020 and another in 2022, with multiple orcas pushing sharks to the surface and working together to turn them upside down.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The show features Black men and women in their 30s and 40s seeking a romantic partner and follows their relationship quests.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Despite his popularity, Knight has consistently fallen short in his quests for the World Heavyweight Championship.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Recons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recons. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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