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
We put a feeler out to see whether he was interested.
From Salon ● May 28, 2024
“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
Temp, whose antennas had drooped down over his head, reached out and touched Gregor with a feeler.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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
He, however, sent out feelers to individuals who he thought might be sympathetic to the Klan viewpoint, people in positions to help the cause: policemen, firemen, low-ranking city officials.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
