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groping

[groh-ping] / ˈgroʊ pɪŋ /




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She’s also spinning an intergenerational tale of Black women groping past their initial distrust to a deeper understanding of what they have in common.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Vandier said AI is turning military intelligence analysis from a task of groping in darkness for targets to one of sifting through piles of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

We’ve been groping through this land of disbelief for some time now.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026

“One leg, two legs — got it,” Dave Laithwaite, a volunteer at the sanctuary, said while groping around in the mud in the kiwi’s narrow den.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2024

His brain itself seemed to have frozen as he pushed through the dark water to the bottom and reached out, groping for the sword.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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