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scout

[skout] / skaʊt /




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“When we would scout him … it was always like ... ‘I don’t like him,’” Mesidor said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Maguire told BBC Sport that one reason is English clubs now scout players from abroad so extensively that they are signed much earlier, and made into Premier League players.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Snead now viewed himself less as a pure talent scout and more as a value investor who just happened to be in the business of picking NFL stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

You could fly into a major metropolitan area like Miami to scout places and easily plunk down your entire $2 million nest egg in one day.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Percy and Annabeth went ashore to scout while Leo stayed on the quarterdeck, fine-tuning the control console.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

But Randolph disputes the idea African scouting is now saturated, citing a number of areas that remain relatively undiscovered, often because of conflict or logistics, with scouts drawn to the region's biggest cities.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

Players pray as they always have: for protection from injury, from the embarrassment of a missed tackle or muffed punt, to impress their homecoming date or to attract the attention of scouts.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

At 5 feet 10, Mosley didn’t have the size that most scouts would equate with a prototypical receiver prospect, which, Palmer says, is part of why Mosley didn’t get his just due from recruiting services.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

It was here where the league scouts came calling, and Wigan persuaded Boston to turn professional in 1953, forever ending his union dreams in the time of 'sine die' penalties for liaising with league personnel.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

“Some scouts came to watch their games,” Mrs. Wright said.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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