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lookout

[look-aut] / ˈlʊkˌaʊt /


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Kaplan hasn’t completely ignored stocks, though, and is always on the lookout for bargains.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

It said an inexperienced third officer was at the helm and there was no lookout on duty, describing it as "serious negligence".

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

They maintain lookout towers, water stations and strategic corridors of cleared land among the pines, typically 55 yards wide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The city was also on the lookout for executives who would also be supportive of the administration’s agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Now, you know I’ve been working on keeping a sunny lookout on life, but I must speak to you about Violet, who is more devil than cow.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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

"We're looking at simple things like people to be lookouts for fires, WhatsApp groups, this kind of thing," said Alan McCabe, the group's secretary.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025

The Hostage Families Forum Headquarters, an umbrella body representing the families of those held captive, identified the five lookouts as Naama Levy, Agam Berger, Liri Albag, Karina Ariev and Daniela Gilboa.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2024

Ahead, Dede and Patria are turning in all directions like lookouts on the mast of a ship.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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