fidget

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That approach, she said, helped Five Below take advantage of the current craze for “squishy dumplings” — the latest popular fidget toy that the retailer has managed to cash in on.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Hernandez came up with a rule: If a child isn’t into the movie, he or she can draw, play with slime or use a fidget toy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

"Your brain has a really powerful influence on how much you fidget, how much you want to move, and how encouraged you are to take a nap," says Best.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

For instance, dogs that are frightened may attempt to flee, fight, fret and fidget, or freeze.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

That was the Adams pattern: first to deny his political ambitions, much like Jefferson; then to confront them, feel guilty about them, fidget over them; then grudgingly admit they were part of who he was.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis