dabble
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Such has been the rise of artificial intelligence in everyday life, even Premier League managers are now beginning to dabble in it for those marginal gains.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
But not having the program dabble in political humor is a business decision.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 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
Even the league’s most respected organizations appear to dabble in selective losing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
“Yeah! Maybe they’re famous members of a boy band, and they don’t want anyone to know that they also dabble in western-themed amusement parks because it would ruin their cool pop-star image.”
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
The wife of a loaded investor dabbles in documentary filmmaking and befriends the spouse of a laid-off factory worker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
She also dabbles in other technologies, including quantum computing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
His company rides industry cycles up, down and sideways, and dabbles in woodworking when there’s a lull.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
The headliner, a New Zealander called Mike Boon, moved back home with his Dundee-born wife and became a teacher who dabbles in comedy for children.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024
In solitudes such as these Pan sits and dabbles, and all the air is full of the music of his piping.
From Pagan Papers by Kenneth Grahame
DaSafo also dabbled with an acting career, appearing in two episodes of the crime drama Top Boy and the 2012 film The Grind.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A teacher by profession, Rocha has dabbled both in academia and politics throughout his career.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
More successfully, George dabbled in the new science of agronomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Díaz hadn’t fought in MMA since 2022, when he defeated Tony Ferguson, though he had dabbled in boxing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
She raised her arm and dabbled her fingers in the wine.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Some Premier League clubs are dabbling with pricing a selection of seats dynamically to boost revenues.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
I moved to China for three and a half years, taking full advantage of the local happy hours, dabbling in fine dining and even splitting the cost of a housekeeper with my roommate.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
He later spent time in Hungary, dabbling in nationalist politics and earning a doctorate degree.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
Witkoff had befriended two internet marketers dabbling in crypto, and suggested a meetup with the Trump sons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
Citing Oppie’s habit of dabbling in politics, the Manhattan Project’s security apparatus, which was not yet entirely under Groves’s control, refused to clear him for war work.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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