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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As good as both teams’ hitters have been performing this season, these two pitchers were throwing at a level that even major-league scouts could appreciate.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026 -
For many of the scouts on lottery teams, conversations have centered on KU’s Darryn Peterson.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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The public was not asked to join the searches for McCumber due to the terrain, McCumber’s mental state and the location of the searches on private property.—
Rachel Mergen,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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To address custody deaths in Los Angeles County jails, Bornman wants to increase staffing and drug searches and look at contracting with outside hospitals and treatment centers for ill and addicted people in jail.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Growing up, the 71-year-old remembers going on regular communal hippo hunts around the lakeshore, and fishermen coming home with catches of more than 250 pounds.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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The randomizer doesn’t always reward these hunts.—
Jay Peters,
The Verge,
27 May 2026
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More than a decade after assuming another Cup Final would come quickly, Hertl has learned not to take any of it for granted — not even the side quests.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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This colorful shooter game will suck in hours of your time as there is tons of content to explore in the open world, like side quests and dungeons.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
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