scouting
noun
scout·ing
ˈskau̇-tiŋ 
1
: the action of one that scouts
2
often capitalized
: the activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth directed to developing character, citizenship, and individual skills
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During one scouting trip, Dombek tested the thickness of a display case at the golf museum in New Jersey by scratching the glass with a coin, the papers said.
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Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
On one scouting trip, Roberts and his team inadvertently set up camp in a bison grazing path.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
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Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
On one scouting trip, Roberts and his team inadvertently set up camp in a bison grazing path.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024
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scouting
noun
scout·ing
ˈskau̇t-iŋ
1
: the action of one that scouts
2
often capitalized
: the activities of the various Boy Scout and Girl Scout groups
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