scout
Example Sentences
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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
Back then, they didn't know who Brunel was; they had been introduced by a famous Brazilian scout.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 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
Braff: I go, “You’re going to learn more on the tech scout than you could in film school.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
“You kill me. This is serious. When that scout from Duke shows up, you’re going to be the first in line, squeezing his palm. All stupid smiles and clean-cut.”
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.