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reconnaissance

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


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While Anthropic deserves credit for responsible disclosure, the real warning is that AI-driven discovery collapses the time gap between adversary reconnaissance and exploitation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

During World War Two he served as a reconnaissance pilot in the Royal Air Force, then in the late 1940s emigrated to Canada.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Designed for battlefield reconnaissance, it resembles a lunar rover equipped with several suspended cameras, according to the specialist publication.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Bases in Europe house critical U.S. intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

They had plenty of mutual friends who could have done reconnaissance, but Dawn felt that if she was going to risk it, she was going to risk it firsthand.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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