scouting
Example Sentences
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The person notices the camera at Guthrie’s front porch and tries to cover the lens with their hand before scouting around the patio and yard area apparently for something to obstruct the camera.
From Los Angeles Times
These were the sort of finishes Newcastle's scouting team had seen plenty of, having tried to sign Ekitike, 23, on three separate occasions - including last summer.
From BBC
There are so many Chesney sightings at high schools around Southern California, you have to wonder if he’s also scouting for a new house, but that’s probably left to his wife.
From Los Angeles Times
Snead is a scouting and player personnel lifer but also something of a renaissance man.
From Los Angeles Times
Political debate imagines companies constantly scouting the world to find the cheapest factories.
From Barron's
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