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tinkered



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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

Amorim tinkered his system once more to try and turn the tide, but his substitution of Casemiro left the Brazilian befuddled.

From Barron's Dec. 26, 2025

He tinkered around with the idea and developed a flash-frozen burrito filled with beef, beans and red chili powder.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

Reginald James, the physicist, tinkered with the ship’s primitive radio.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong



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