import requests
from requests.exceptions import RequestException, Timeout


def check_url(url: str, timeout: int = 10, retries: int = 3, verify_ssl: bool = False) -> bool:
    """
    Check if a given URL is reachable.

    Args:
        url (str): The URL to check.
        timeout (int): Timeout for each request in seconds.
        retries (int): Number of retry attempts before failing.
        verify_ssl (bool): Verify SSL.

    Returns:
        bool: True if the URL is reachable, False otherwise.
    """
    for attempt in range(retries):
        try:
            response = requests.head(url, timeout=timeout, allow_redirects=True, verify=verify_ssl)
            if 200 <= response.status_code < 400:
                return True
        except (RequestException, Timeout):
            continue
    return False