tinkering

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Huang says she’s looking to build a new system that serves every Angeleno, rather than tinkering with the one that exists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Tech companies have been tinkering with smartglasses and other face-mounted computing devices for over a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

And then, as coaches, what we do is we start tinkering.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

All that means that any tinkering with Fannie and Freddie’s status also risks destabilizing the MBS market and driving mortgage rates higher.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

But now I am a rather special wireless set, one he enjoys tinkering with in his spare time—one he can secretly tune in to the BBC.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein