tinker
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In the past, Newsom has been reluctant to greenlight laws that tinker with the state budget after those fiscal discussions conclude in the first half of the calendar year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
For a long time, I’d watched Paul tinker with the recipe for his perfect relationship.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
While her kids watch TV, Acheson likes to tinker with Claude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
While the authorities tinker with laws and competitions, they dare not meddle with the famous old Championship.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Jasper’s reward was fifty dollars, fifteen of that for the tinker who brought the fugitive to jail.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
An engineer tinkers and steadies it so the pilot will have a stable view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Tesla frequently tinkers with the trim level names, driving ranges, power and features for its vehicles.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
The only way I see them slipping up here is if he tinkers with his team too much.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
Even discretionary spending, the money Congress tinkers with every year, is soaring.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2023
Sailors and soldiers and tinkers had been observed dancing in the streets with nobles and fat merchants, and in every inn and winesink cups were being raised to the new triarchs.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
There were several moments over the past decade that forced him to rethink that assumption, and he changed his mind altogether in 2022, as soon as he tinkered with ChatGPT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
He’s tinkered with different grips for his changeup, a pitch he started deploying more in mid-May.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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
"Yesterday, two helicopters landed right here. They tinkered with something, then left again," Mathiassen recalled.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
He tinkered for a few minutes on his metalworking project—which he still wouldn't show me—but soon enough he was yawning.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
And finally, they’ll discuss why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest market tinkering has everyone chiming in.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Back in Bedford, Magnum researchers are tinkering with their core product, with a little robotic help.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
And over time, from their tinkering comes their version of right and good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Although the unnecessary tinkering didn’t damage her truck, other chatbot advice could have.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
There wasn’t anything special about it—just a white-and-silver dock face, a black leather strap—but as soon as I saw it I realized that this is what I’d seen him tinkering on all summer.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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