scout
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Market size need not be destiny, if you can scout and sign and coach and develop players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Ethan currently trains with Leeds United scout and coach Callum McKenzie, and has been selected to play in a PYE Elite team at an international tournament in Sweden.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
So, I went to scout it out beforehand — and I almost couldn’t believe my eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Umar's body was later recovered, while the teenager's friends were supported by police officers at a nearby scout hut.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 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
The song refers to the pressures of fame, and the video shows Grande as a starlet who tries out for a group of talent scouts, dressing as a variety of different pop star personas.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
He recorded a 7-foot wingspan and 8-8 standing reach at the NBA combine, where he also impressed scouts during the five-on-five scrimmage with 30 points and seven rebounds on six-for-12 shooting from three-point range.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Carr was viewed by NBA scouts as athletic with his 42½-inch vertical leap and as having a good jump shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
In the 2010s, in a push to improve the quality of its football, the country placed scouts in European countries with large Moroccan communities, such as France, the Netherlands and Belgium.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“One of our scouts just reported them as less than an hour away.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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