case
noun
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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One target, the yellow warbler, has a special call to warn egg-warming females when cowbirds are casing the area.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 15, 2021