tinkering

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“It’s tinkering around the edges that will do next to nothing to solve the housing problems, which stem from a lack of supply,” said Stephen Walters, chief economist at Optimal Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Bringing chatbots to the drive-through has been an early step in restaurants tinkering with artificial intelligence, and it has had mixed results for customers and brands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Spalding has all the attributes of a future entrepreneur and loves tinkering with cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

They went to bed and I started tinkering around on it and then a bit more, bit more and then that developed into: 'Let's get a piano.'

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

This was a persona I'd been tinkering with myself: the outcast, the rebel.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris