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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Robot explorers for the moon Because some parts are too tight or dangerous for humans to explore, the robotic dogs act as scouts, mapping and analyzing the environment.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
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Several quarterbacks highly rated by scouts and analysts over the summer have stumbled out of the blocks — Texas junior Arch Manning, Clemson senior Cade Klubnik and, to a degree, Penn State senior Drew Allar.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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In board searches, CEOs have been asking for independent corporate directors to be sitting CEOs who have dealt with the ongoing disruptions since the fall of 2019.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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During searches of the building, crews breached an upper floor apartment and evacuated two adults and one child out of the building safely, Hopkins said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jacob Latreille, 21, is accused of killing 13 alligators during overnight trips in April after videos of these hunts were found on the phones of his friends.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Threat hunts often risk tunnel vision — fixating on a single artifact or path.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In the critical texts and curatorial essays reprinted here, Enwezor repeatedly engaged with artists who were on their own conscious or unconscious quests for identities that could not be reduced to their appearances or to the way their lives had been historicized.—
Simon Njami,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Players can find Altars of Reflection to boost her skills, or take on quests for new armor or charms with their own perks.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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