fiddle

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“Ghost Elephants” is a Werner Herzog film so, unsurprisingly, the titular characters play second fiddle to a man on an arduous quest, with fascinating digressions along the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

She said: "I'm not on the fiddle anymore but I don't feel safe here. It's a death trap."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

It was not intended to meddle, fiddle or interfere with internal domestic affairs in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Finally, their Smart Play tech kicks in automatically when you hit geo-blocked content, so you don’t have to fiddle with settings.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

But Pa was in the house when it rained, and he began again to play the fiddle after supper.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder