scout

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Other “asset-heavy” industries such as materials also outperformed, as investors scout for companies that would be tough for AI to disrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In order to find his brother’s killer, Igor joins the police, where, as a “combat veteran, a scout, with an excellent legal and physical training,” he’s immediately given a badge and the rank of lieutenant.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Wearing white cowboy hats and sunburns, they were there to scout sites for future artwork, which they would go on to build, blast out and assemble on an epic scale over the next decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

"I think first aid was my first scout badge, and it's been very useful," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

He hadn’t thought it through beyond that—where the helicopter would go or how they would scout for Zeitoun—but he said he would make more calls and call Kathy back soon.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers