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scoping

[skoh-ping]

noun

  1. Slang.the act or practice of eyeing or examining, as in order to evaluate or appreciate.



adjective

  1. of or involving an investigation or discussion to determine the effect a proposed policy or project would have on a community or the local environment.

    The public is invited to the scoping meeting on the proposed new refinery.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scoping1

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The court heard that around the time Alice was admitted to the hospital for the final time, the Trust was carrying out a "scoping exercise", which looked at removing all plastic bin bags from the hospital's wards.

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At Trump’s West Palm Beach, Fla., golf course on Sept. 15, a Secret Service agent scoping out the area one or two holes ahead of him saw the muzzle of an AK-47-style weapon pointing out of the tree line on the perimeter of the course.

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It was suggested to him he was scoping the area out.

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He said the DWP was carrying out "scoping work" on whether introducing a taper might incentivise unpaid carers to do some paid work.

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Surveillance footage, he said, shows two suspects walking up to the temple and scoping out the area before tagging the marble sign.

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