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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

Former boy scout Christopher Carrie, from Solihull, was given £15,000 in compensation in 2003 after he sued the archdiocese.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2019

“I go to sleep by a campfire that looked like it was built by a boy scout, and I awaken in the middle of the eighteenth century.”

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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