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reconnaissance

[ri-kon-uh-suhns, -zuhns] / rɪˈkɒn ə səns, -zəns /


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One has said he was conscripted at 17 and served in a reconnaissance unit.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In January, Tajzai travelled to London and carried out reconnaissance near Sherzad's Abbey Orchard Street home and his workplace, the court heard.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Advanced militaries already deploy satellites in space for range of purposes, from supplying secure communications to reconnaissance, and providing precise location information for targeted strikes and detecting missile launches.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Investigators have linked Russia to small-scale sabotage and reconnaissance across Europe, often involving locals hired over Telegram or other social-media platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

He told us that Captain Stewart had volunteered us to replace a reconnaissance team that had been wiped out.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

There will be reconnaissances to Trent Bridge to have a look at Australia's opener, Ed Cowan, who has signed for Nottinghamshire for the early part of the season.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2013

As an intelligence officer, Mowat is particularly vulnerable when he delivers messages and undertakes reconnaissances.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since then there have been three major reconnaissances of nerves.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taylor was harder on himself than anyone, making personal reconnaissances by Jeep, risking injury unnecessarily by sitting stubbornly at a staff table while shells fell in the courtyard outside.

From Time Magazine Archive

These reconnaissances seemed to show that von Kluck was hurriedly withdrawing two of his corps—the Second and the Fourth—to reinforce his right wing across the Ourcq.

From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh




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