tinkered
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If Ms. Wilson has tinkered with Homer’s value system, as some allege, she has also kept closer than others to the original length and meter of the poem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Along the way, he tinkered with classical music on 1991's Liverpool Oratorio and released a series of dance albums as The Fireman.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
I hit some other bumps in the road as I tinkered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
"Yesterday, two helicopters landed right here. They tinkered with something, then left again," Mathiassen recalled.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
Dad stuck his head under the hood, tinkered with the engine, and got it going, but it broke down again a couple of hours later.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
