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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

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

Mercedes heard about him, and their driver academy scout Gwen Lagrue flew to Italy to check him out.

From BBC Aug. 19, 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

“Well, you better not give me away. I have a scout in civilization who follows all these stories.”

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

In February, about 100 club officials, scouts and agents gathered at Villa Park for a networking event.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

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

“The Long Knives used them a lot as scouts, against other Indians.”

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III




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