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In August, a boy scout troop hiking in the Emigrant Wilderness north of Yosemite National Park came upon a 78-year old man who had spent a night without food, water or shelter in the mountains.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2025

The preppy styles — ones that jarred in Nigo’s last two shows — were more thought out, like one boy scout scarf in multicolor knit, although it still felt a tad obvious.

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2023

But for Buzz, a lantern-jawed boy scout with a penchant for dramatically narrating his mission logs, moving on with his life would be tantamount to admitting failure — something he refuses to do.

From The Verge Jun. 18, 2022

Canteen Boy is a neighborhood pariah of indeterminate age — a pedantic boy scout old enough to walk around the neighborhood alone but naïve enough to not realize he is the butt of every joke.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2019

So, because of my brother, whose existence was not even acknowledged, I had to be a good boy scout.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz




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