doodads
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At the time, campaigns were a sideline for Reilly, who supported himself selling doodads and other salvaged wares in a movable flea market he operated on Fisherman’s Wharf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
He describes all the doodads in his digital workshop as “enchanted objects,” and cites the science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, who wrote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
Every year, there are tech doodads and breakthrough inventions that get your attention.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
It’s even changed its name: The new Edible sells desserts and doodads of all kinds—not just fruit—and aims to be, as the CEO put it, “the Domino’s of gifting.”
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2022
Using her beak, C.C. pried open a long thin door in the belly of the clock, thus revealing an intricate display of rusted gears and springs and chains and doodads creaking away.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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