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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