widget
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A few weeks ago, I biked to meet a source for coffee, since my Android phone’s AccuWeather widget had seemingly projected a low, low chance of precipitation in the area.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
While owners can turn off the banner ads, doing so eliminates the widget altogether, a bummer for Brian Bosworth, a media-industry engineer who liked the feature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
A merger of widget makers doesn’t lend itself to TV coverage festooned with clips of A-list stars and memorable film and TV scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Candidates in a real process would be able to log their issue with the on-screen help widget and receive a new link to restart the assessment, the company's VP of product, Claudia Baijens, says.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
To activate widget A, doohickey B is inserted into slot C. If the one trying to activate the silly thing is you, make you the subject.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
They even added iOS widgets and Siri shortcuts recently – “Hey Siri, turn on my VPN” actually works.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
In an interview earlier this month with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Mr. Trump once again explained that U.S. workers aren’t interchangeable widgets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
The Dodgers lost, the last domino in a cascade triggered by a front office that miscast its humans as widgets in a search for even the tiniest of edges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025
"I just certainly can't sit still; it gives me the widgets."
From The Dorrance Domain by Carolyn Wells
