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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This requires scouts’ relationships within the individual schools to be rock-solid.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Throughout last season, multiple NBA scouts told The Star that Tiller is seen as an eventual NBA player.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nearly a fifth of all web searches are for pornography.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of the following year, investigators looked at cell phone location data, eyewitness descriptions of the vehicle and suspect, financial records and computer searches to home in on Heuermann, a resident of Massapequa Park, some 15 miles from Gilgo.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All but six of these states have spring hunts.—
Bruce Brady,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
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Pleasant weather for Easter egg hunts hasn’t always been the case in Chicago.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Players can complete her unique friendship quests to unlock goodies like her signature clothing set and the new Meeko companion.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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This breathless, busy sci-fi adventure ram-jams through space, time and the past 50 years of popular cinema history as our characters bop from planet to planet, making various stops and side quests.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Recons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recons. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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