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So Banos, who works in communications, has started to “carry a magnetic ball fidget toy so I don’t,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The space includes fidget toys, cars, animals, books and projections on the wall.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Kids call them fidget toys or stress balls.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

That approach, she said, helped Five Below take advantage of the current craze for “squishy dumplings” — the latest popular fidget toy that the retailer has managed to cash in on.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026

I stood there for a minute, fighting the urge to fidget im patiently.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Students are encouraged to make use of “calming corners” in each classroom where they can find instructions for breathing exercises, fidgets and stress balls and noise-canceling headphones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

He fidgets with a pair of eyeglasses and points a knobby index finger to underscore a point, jiggles his leg restlessly and, at one point, mimes playing guitar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

As her mother explains how she struggled to keep her alive amid a collapsing health system in Gaza, Niveen, with her big brown eyes and tiny frame, cries and fidgets.

From BBC ● May 20, 2025

In his latest, “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” Cage fidgets and swaggers and smiles so broadly he looks ready to swallow the screen whole.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

“Nothing,” this boy named Darius says as he rubs his chin and fidgets with his collar.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

One fidgeted with a glass; the other observed me with a curious half-smile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

He sat, he stood, he fidgeted, he paced in the emptying hallway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

Mr. Trump fidgeted throughout his time in court last week.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2024

When asked what his manner was like, she replied: "Matter of fact. He appeared a bit nervous. He kind of fidgeted."

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024

Jinny fidgeted with an empty claw, pulling the thin membrane inside it, to make it pinch Ben’s arm.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

He sat still for long periods, occasionally fidgeting - but largely impassive and quiet.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

In the studio and in meetings, Shulman has the restless energy of a kid—pacing around a room or fidgeting with a piano keyboard or bass guitar—combined with the intellectual affect of a quant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

They can take four minutes on the answer, and people are now fidgeting in the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

She faltered at times in her first hour of giving testimony, fidgeting with her long nails, and pausing when overwhelmed by emotion and fighting back tears.

From BBC ● May 13, 2025

She released us then and began fidgeting with the string of pearls around her neck.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn