lookout

Those who describe their career strategies as "lily padding" are always on the lookout for the next opportunity.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

On Centre Court he perches on the public seats on the lookout for any movement.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Ugandan army units deployed to Congo to hunt down Islamic State militants before the Ebola outbreak are now on the lookout for people trying to enter Uganda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

But with Dodger Stadium, the marine layer angle jumped out at me because I’m always on the lookout for relatable ways to tell the climate change story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Blake's handlers inside the KGB went to great lengths to shield him from MI6's counterespionage teams, who were always on the lookout for traitors and double agents within their ranks.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Instead, they act as digital lookouts who hunt for coveted vintage apartments that are otherwise hard to find without expertise.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

They had plate numbers and makes and models of cars, and sometimes even VINs; they had scouts and lookouts; they had canvassed businesses and compiled surveillance footage.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

Britain's marine safety body has called for a "radical rethink" over the use of ship lookouts "in the digital age" following a fatal collision in the North Sea and three other incidents.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025

They were peering over their balconies, huddled at the top of lookouts or drinking coffee, eyes turned to the sky for a hint of color — any color.

From New York Times ● May 18, 2024

If we were home, she would've launched a full-scale plan with lookouts and maps and secret meetings.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton