fidget
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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
The girl does not move, does not fidget in her seat.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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
The story is simple: The dad flusters, fidgets and whines; the girl gobbles room service as though aspiring to become human foie gras.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
He fidgets endlessly with his hands as if trying to rub out the scars.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
Sebastian Roelandse fidgets with headphones and bashfully whispers, “‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’”
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
The girl fidgets with the camellia flower in her hands.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
He said during Wednesday’s final game, he continually fidgeted with, squeezed and kissed the dark brown rosary he purchased in Mexico a decade ago that sits around his neck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 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
Students fidgeted in chairs, not knowing what to say.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023
I gripped and squeezed and fidgeted with the book in my hands, Al Capone Does My Shirts.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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
Prosper watched the appeal via a video-link from HMP Belmarsh, often fidgeting in his seat.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
They can take four minutes on the answer, and people are now fidgeting in the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
The severity of people's aversion to fidgeting varies, she tells me.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
His breathing had gotten easier, but he was fidgeting in his chair now; he couldn’t seem to get comfortable.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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