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lookout

[look-aut] / ˈlʊkˌaʊt /


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“So they take advantage of cameras that are exposed to the internet and turn them into lookout points.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

She said the group was always on the lookout for new arrivals and had already recorded the willow emerald damselfly, the southern oak bush cricket and the purple emperor butterfly, as more species travelled north.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Those expectations arrive as Wall Street remains on the lookout for signs of weakness among consumers, whose spending has held up even as gas prices have climbed this year amid persistent inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026

County health officials urged people to be on the lookout for symptoms of heat stroke or heat exhaustion, such as dizziness, nausea, rapid heartbeat and confusion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Connor was always on the lookout for petals and stones, reeds and cattails.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

Instead, they act as digital lookouts who hunt for coveted vintage apartments that are otherwise hard to find without expertise.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

They had plate numbers and makes and models of cars, and sometimes even VINs; they had scouts and lookouts; they had canvassed businesses and compiled surveillance footage.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

"Visibility towards Port Talbot at the site was restricted due to a curve in the track, so the need for two lookouts was identified, with four men carrying out the work," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025

Many of the original panoramas were taken from fire lookouts — in some cases on the roofs.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

Ahead, Dede and Patria are turning in all directions like lookouts on the mast of a ship.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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