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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
scout .
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Examples
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A zeppelin scouted no-man's-land at the center of the battlefield, its metal skin sparkling.
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Instead, people from Gomez-Palacio were hired to scour (quietly) the Bolson for the missing missile while U.S. planes scouted from the air.
The Zone Of Silence of nothern Mexico - scientific marvel or just fiction? 1997
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Instead, people from Gomez-Palacio were hired to scour (quietly) the Bolson for the missing missile while U.S. planes scouted from the air.
The Zone Of Silence of nothern Mexico - scientific marvel or just fiction? 1997
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Instead, people from Gomez-Palacio were hired to scour (quietly) the Bolson for the missing missile while U.S. planes scouted from the air.
The Zone Of Silence of nothern Mexico - scientific marvel or just fiction? 1997
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I bet that one was about 35 miles an hour, but you know, you just don't want to be, you just don't want to be out and I've kind of scouted my area a little bit here, looking for anything lose that might smack me up side of the head while I'm standing out here.
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He had "scouted" all those trees, and no one was nigh.
From the Ranks Charles King 1888
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She "scouted" out the destination in February, following the Haitian earthquake, to make sure it was safe for the students to go.
Sun Journal 2010
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Patton would have "scouted" across the river in force, and then taken up positions on the other side of the Rhine.
Latest Articles 2009
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"I was pretty lucky; I played back there at free safety and I kind of scouted around pretty good and made some catches."
Daily News-Record 2008
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Given all the political land mines that litter her personal narrative, it seems as if she was "scouted" for the "Jerry Springer Show" rather than vetted for a presidential race.
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