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recon

[ri-kon] / rɪˈkɒn /




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It is days of planning, recon and meal prep.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2024

Asked if he had done recon anywhere else, Horton told the detective that he had gone to a church in Parkland near Stoneman Douglas High a few weeks ago, according to the affidavit.

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2023

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

Instead of reconning the polling sites by ourselves, my soldiers and I patrolled some nearby orchards.

From Washington Post Aug. 20, 2021




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