dabble
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For the first time, it was possible to dabble in all kinds of investments—from memecoins to complex options—on a smartphone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
There is no shame in Gyllenhaal’s game, and her honest excitement to dabble with references and emotion is refreshing, even when these moments grate.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
But many people also dabble in corporate bonds and real-estate investment trusts, commodities like gold and silver and, more recently, cryptocurrencies.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
Similar to Lear, Reiner didn’t just dabble in social causes and campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
“Lots of people do fortune-telling. I dabble in it myself.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
She also dabbles in other technologies, including quantum computing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
John Evans, a sound technician who dabbles in acting, writing and producing, points to Netflix's loving restoration of The Egyptian Theatre along iconic Hollywood Boulevard as a sign of their good faith.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
He dabbles in dirtbikes in a quest toward finding freedom, which is how we first met.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
“When you’re watching it, the style changes every five to 10 seconds,” says Reed, 38, a longtime “Frasier” fan who dabbles in visual arts that riff on pop culture.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
I am only an amateur, who dabbles in the craft during her absence.
From The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley
On the other, he knew that the company had dabbled in off-kilter programming offerings for the past 50 years.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
"I've never followed it religiously, but I dabbled in a little bit of weight training and I tried running, although I didn't like that very much," said Bill.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
He dabbled with Fauvism, Austrian Expressionism and Post-Impressionism, but like so many who experiment, these tastes gave way to the hard stuff: Abstract Expressionism and Francis Bacon-inspired figuration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Before launching his presidential bid, De la Espriella lived in Florence, Italy, where he dabbled in opera, jetted around in private planes and promoted his rum and wine businesses.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Yet only one hundred or so dabbled in the new market for credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Some Premier League clubs are dabbling with pricing a selection of seats dynamically to boost revenues.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
He later spent time in Hungary, dabbling in nationalist politics and earning a doctorate degree.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
And it been dabbling with artificial intelligence to see if it would be useful.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026
The truth is that bitcoin investors may have less to fear from Trump’s dabbling in crypto than in the shortcomings of crypto itself as an asset class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2025
Her head drooped forward into the puddle, the wisps of her blonde hair dabbling in it like tree roots in a bog, and I realized she was asleep.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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