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Kubrick immerses viewers in trench life and drains scenes of recon missions and battle of any glamor.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
Why Bathroom Access Is a Public Health Issue Scout the menu and restroom facilities before a date
Before heading out on a date, do a little recon on the venue.
—Claire Sibonney, TIME, 4 June 2024
The recon team find and locate targets, passing the co-ordinates to the Lancet operator, who flies to the spot, confirms the target, and guides the Lancet in for the kill.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
That meant the recon team had to either manage an escape on their own or face almost certain death.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
Why Bathroom Access Is a Public Health Issue Scout the menu and restroom facilities before a date
Before heading out on a date, do a little recon on the venue.
—Claire Sibonney, TIME, 4 June 2024
The recon team find and locate targets, passing the co-ordinates to the Lancet operator, who flies to the spot, confirms the target, and guides the Lancet in for the kill.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
That meant the recon team had to either manage an escape on their own or face almost certain death.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
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In 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis began when a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance aircraft captured photographic evidence of Soviet medium-range ballistic missiles in Cuba.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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The first defensive measures to appear in Russian reconnaissance drones were small backward-facing cameras.David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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On or just before Oct. 24, the brigade’s 382nd Separate Battalion sent 16 scouts to probe Ukrainian positions, apparently around Russkaya Konopelka or nearby settlements.David Axe, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The pro scout preparing advance reports on opponents will go through the roster and highlight players prone to having their buttons pushed and acting out.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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World & Nation In Lebanon, a search for safety and sanity as half a million are displaced Sept. 27, 2024 The shrine was damaged in the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, then renovated.Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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As fundamentalists seize control, the women remove their veils, speak about their intimate hopes, loves and disappointments, their femininity and their search for a place in an increasingly oppressive society.Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Not surprisingly given its YA focus, Outer Banks, in which the Pogues hunt for famous treasures, has become hugely popular on social media.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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The second idea that burned in my heart was to create a national treasure hunt on a scale never seen before.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recon. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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