scout

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Rams coach Sean McVay, West Coast area scout Vito Gonella and director of scouting strategy James Gladstone identified Nacua as a must-have addition to a team coming off a horrendous 2022 Super Bowl hangover.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

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

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

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Braff: I go, “You’re going to learn more on the tech scout than you could in film school.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

‘We should get going. I’ll move clockwise around the perimeter. Piper, you move counterclockwise. Percy, you scout the middle -’ ‘Wait,’ Percy said.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan