recon
Americannoun
verb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of recon
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening
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It is days of planning, recon and meal prep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
Asked if he had done recon anywhere else, Horton told the detective that he had gone to a church in Parkland near Stoneman Douglas High a few weeks ago, according to the affidavit.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
I stumbled upon Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands on Xbox Game Pass, which, from the title, I assumed was a game about doing recon, in the wildlands, in search of Tom Clancy’s ghost.
From The Verge ● Aug. 24, 2022
Before embarking on his Cinnabon recon and designing the department store robbery, he unearths the ring from an old shoebox where he's hidden it and slides it on.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2022
We need a little nibble of recon, real spying—and then he’ll send us images of what he sees.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
Instead of reconning the polling sites by ourselves, my soldiers and I patrolled some nearby orchards.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
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