feel out
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"Our ion acts like a tiny sensor that we can use to feel out the structure of the laser light," Leindecker explains.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Indeed, in a politically divided America with increasingly fractured international relationships, the aspirational future that Roddenberry envisioned — a future defined by collaboration, inclusivity, diplomacy and hope — can feel out of reach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The decision to have a child isn’t primarily a financial calculation, and a one-time payment doesn’t touch the conditions that make family formation feel out of reach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
She added farmers feel "out of control" when it comes to the costs of essentials such as heating oil.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
The boy hung on to his coat and he kept to the edge of the road and tried to feel out the pavement under his feet in the dark.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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