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Buying stock in a child's future before anyone knows if the stock splits.
means The act of seeking out and evaluating young or unproven talent before their abilities are fully realized or widely recognized.
from From 'scout,' rooted in the Old French 'escouter' — to listen — itself from Latin 'auscultare.' Originally a military term for someone sent ahead to observe enemy movements and report back, it drifted into sport and talent-spotting by the 20th century: the scout still goes ahead of everyone else, watching closely, listening for what others haven't noticed yet.
- origin
- Baden-Powell based it on military reconnaissance training
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- be prepared never specifies prepared for what