groping

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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

Iran and the United States are groping their way out of several simultaneous crises, including over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

From New York Times • May 19, 2024

“We are but darkened groping souls, that know not the light often because of its very blinding radiance,” wrote W.E.B.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024

Under Spain’s 2022 sexual consent law, the crime of sexual assault takes in a wide array of crimes from online abuse and groping to rape, each with different possible punishments.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

At length Frodo, groping along the left-hand wall, came suddenly to a void.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien