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recon

[ri-kon] / rɪˈkɒn /




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I had to do a little recon, because I'm from the Midwest, but I didn't know.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2024

A Sikorsky S-76 intelligence and recon helicopter helps guide the tankers at night, while a mobile retardant base provides up to 18,000 gallons of mixed retardant per hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

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

When school got out two weeks ago, I started doing recon down here, peering in the studio windows when no one was around.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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