reconnaissance
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Their arrests were brought forward after the main suspect carried out a reconnaissance visit to the Fondation Maeght.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Prosecutor Kashif Malik told the court Kerry is alleged to have carried out online reconnaissance of "prominent people and institutions... including identifying the home address of Nigel Farage".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Early Iranian drones, including some tested during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, were used for reconnaissance and air support, with antitank rockets strapped under the wings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
It includes the construction of fortifications, equipment depots, as well as reconnaissance and anti-drone installations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“What’s a captured lad from a bomber crew going to know about a wrecked reconnaissance aircraft?”
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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
Since then there have been three major reconnaissances of nerves.
From Time Magazine Archive
As an intelligence officer, Mowat is particularly vulnerable when he delivers messages and undertakes reconnaissances.
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
On the 29th of July, after several reconnaissances, Major-General Hunter, with a flying column, marched up the Nile from near Merawi to Abu Hamed, 133 m. distant, along the edge of the Monassir desert.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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