widget

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They run as a rectangular banner at the bottom—part of a widget that also shows news, the weather and a calendar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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

As if health coverage is a widget the company has engineered rather than a lifeline it is cutting.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

It also runs substantive service journalism, like this column, by Michael J. Coren, about the threat of climate change on homeowners, with a widget that can assess the vulnerability of specific counties.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2024

But what on earth is a widget fern?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood