playing around
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Cartoons as long as 10 hours each feature illustrated dogs playing around in an animated New York City, or dogs watching duck ponds.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Steinberger built OpenClaw in November while playing around with AI coding tools in an attempt to organise his digital life.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
"You can start playing around with the much larger code. It's like adding one more letter to the alphabet."
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026
She’s letting us know that we’re in her world and she’s not playing around.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
I end up playing around on my phone, refreshing my email and watching music videos on YouTube.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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