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fiddling

[fid-ling] / ˈfɪd lɪŋ /




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I’m traditionally more resistant to playwrights fiddling around with Shakespeare than I am with them updating Greek tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

The move isn’t likely to end all of Washington’s record fiddling, but the worry of prosecution may make a few more actors think twice before playing fast and loose.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Neville is skeptical that businesses will be fiddling around with AI products to create their own cybersecurity.

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

Mondelez says it has not been fiddling with the recipe, at least not recently.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2025

The only person who looked equally out of place was the thin reader, Darius, who was sitting at the very end of the row of black-clad men and kept fiddling with his glasses.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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