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

Mark Wood, in his first match since March because of injury and the weather, hurled a 95mph delivery that had Muhammad Rizwan groping at fresh air.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

Carlton Huffman, 40, had accused Mr. Schlapp, 56, the head of the American Conservative Union and an adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, of groping him after a campaign event in Georgia in 2022.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 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

Sefia grabbed her pack from the floor and began rummaging around inside it, her fingers groping for the shape of the book.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee