tinker

In the past, Newsom has been reluctant to greenlight laws that tinker with the state budget after those fiscal discussions conclude in the first half of the calendar year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

I devised a game: Every day I set foot in the garage, I needed to get rid of one thing on the shelves before I could enter the workshop to tinker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

For a long time, I’d watched Paul tinker with the recipe for his perfect relationship.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

She also got to treat patients, including one with "fidgety legs", give out pretend prescriptions, take phone calls and tinker with various bits of medical equipment.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Two years ago, we came to Nebraska with not much more than that old tinker box.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye

As fans and pundits begin to predict City's downfall, Guardiola tinkers with his squad before a long winning streak results in his club being crowned Premier League champions.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

As curious gas-station patrons wander in to see what’s behind the secret door, he tinkers with smoke and professional-grade whippers and runs cocktail mixtures through a centrifuge to smooth the texture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

There was this feeling, especially early on, where it felt like we were the tinkers in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024

Tesla frequently tinkers with the trim level names, driving ranges, power and features for its vehicles.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

John tinkers with the Enigma machine we keep in the room.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

As he tinkered, he told David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti about his experiments, and they were hiking in the Swiss Alps when they decided to take on a more grueling uphill challenge: starting a company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

I hit some other bumps in the road as I tinkered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Pep's trademark possession football that goes backwards and sideways is definitely being tinkered with, with City and other leading teams now looking to play forward earlier - something I definitely approve of!

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

"Yesterday, two helicopters landed right here. They tinkered with something, then left again," Mathiassen recalled.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

Leo tinkered with his sphere, tapping and nudging one of the jewels on its surface.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

But hey—they were going to keep tinkering with things.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Shtilierman, an engineer and physicist more comfortable tinkering with prototypes than managing personnel and production chains, had known Terekh for several years and valued her business acumen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

And over time, from their tinkering comes their version of right and good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Post-doctoral researcher Dr Hugh O'Connor began tinkering with the design of flow batteries when he needed one for his PhD - and realised it would cost £2,000-£3,000.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Way back at the beginning of her whatnot experiments, she loved tinkering in the lab.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix