feeler
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“Putting out a feeler in a noncrisis situation to see what kind of reactions you get is a really valuable thing,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Last year, the British dance musician known as Fred Again.. put out a feeler to the Nashville-based alt-rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise about a possible collaboration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
“It’s always so exciting when you see someone with such incredible talent and screen presence who then is also such a deep thinker and feeler as a person,” Lister-Jones said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
This idea never actually got broached with Bush directly, but there was a a feeler put out to his staff to see what they thought about it, and there was not a lot of interest.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2021
The wasp still clung with one black feeler to the edge of the pew.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Finally, she’s put out feelers to those with private planes, even offering to provide a free solo concert in return for a flight to Wichita.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
The COP30 climate summit in Brazil in November will provide another opportunity to put the feelers out, ahead of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi in December.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
I’ve been putting out feelers and things like that.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
The disgruntled fishermen put out feelers and a syndicate is formed often involving different businessmen from the cities of Garowe and Bosaso.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024
“Well, I’ll put out some feelers for you.”
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
