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Sentence #1592686

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 sacredceltic sacredceltic May 26, 2012 May 26, 2012 at 8:34:55 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

you surely mean "to scout*"

nonong nonong May 26, 2012 May 26, 2012 at 11:43:56 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"To scour" can also mean "to search, especially by scanning."

sacredceltic sacredceltic May 26, 2012 May 26, 2012 at 6:15:11 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Indeed, your right ! I believed you had mistyped your key, since R and T sit next to each other...And I'm not familiar with that meaning of "scour".
Thank you !

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A cost-effective way to explore the Solar System was to send thousands of robotic probes to scour celestial bodies.

added by nonong, May 26, 2012
A cost-effective way to explore the Solar System was to send thousands of robotic probes to scour celestial bodies for data.

edited by nonong, May 26, 2012
➜ #1592790Eine kostengünstige Art der Erforschung des Sonnensystems bestand darin, Tausende Robotersonden loszuschicken, damit diese von den Himmelskörpern Daten sammelten.

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, May 26, 2012
➜ #1593855Un moyen économique d'explorer le système solaire consistait à envoyer des milliers de sondes robotisées pour relever les données des corps célestes.

linked by sacredceltic, May 26, 2012