recon

Example Sentences

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At Studio City, I overheard two moms in white pants and cashmere sweaters talking about how, based on their Instagram recon, they figured out that so-and-so was sitting next to so-and-so at a benefit dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

I stumbled upon Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands on Xbox Game Pass, which, from the title, I assumed was a game about doing recon, in the wildlands, in search of Tom Clancy’s ghost.

From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2022

“Now it is our companion, and it is continuing to fly and do recon for us.”

From Scientific American • Feb. 17, 2022

We're watching it happen with the recon of Toni Morrison's legacy, especially her novel "Beloved."

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2021

Has one of my men slipped ahead for recon?

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir