dabble
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There is no shame in Gyllenhaal’s game, and her honest excitement to dabble with references and emotion is refreshing, even when these moments grate.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
But many people also dabble in corporate bonds and real-estate investment trusts, commodities like gold and silver and, more recently, cryptocurrencies.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
Vijay's reasoning was explicit: politics, he argued, is not something one can dabble in.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
Some organists might dabble in literary criticism too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Sammy had lost interest in the conversation and was lying on his stomach on the deck, trying to dabble his hand in the water.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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