recon
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At Studio City, I overheard two moms in white pants and cashmere sweaters talking about how, based on their Instagram recon, they figured out that so-and-so was sitting next to so-and-so at a benefit dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
I had to do a little recon, because I'm from the Midwest, but I didn't know.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2024
I stumbled upon Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands on Xbox Game Pass, which, from the title, I assumed was a game about doing recon, in the wildlands, in search of Tom Clancy’s ghost.
From The Verge ● Aug. 24, 2022
“Now it is our companion, and it is continuing to fly and do recon for us.”
From Scientific American ● Feb. 17, 2022
My daddy is a general, and I know what he’d say if he were here: We need to do a recon mission, see if there are any more survivors, and tend to the wounded.”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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Instead of reconning the polling sites by ourselves, my soldiers and I patrolled some nearby orchards.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021