scout

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Other “asset-heavy” industries such as materials also outperformed, as investors scout for companies that would be tough for AI to disrupt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Wearing white cowboy hats and sunburns, they were there to scout sites for future artwork, which they would go on to build, blast out and assemble on an epic scale over the next decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Former astronaut Tim Peake left scouts over the moon when he touched down at their new scout hut.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Lakers owner Jerry Buss fired Westhead and chose West, the team’s former coach who was working as a scout, to replace him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

He said, ‘Just having a look around. You should always scout a battlefield before the battle.’

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan