put out feelers
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It put out feelers, including to Aberdeen University's zoology department and museums.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
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
He and his buddy photo-bombed the Arc de Triomphe and put out feelers to everyone they encountered for tips on where real Parisians go to drink.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
And he has put out feelers to SpaceX and Blue Origin about a ride on one of the big launchers those private companies are developing.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 27, 2022
Pitiful little attempts of souls doomed to eternal solitude to put out feelers in the dark, to get close to each other, to touch each other, to try to make each other warm.
From Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther by Arnim, Elizabeth von
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