tinkering

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Huang says she’s looking to build a new system that serves every Angeleno, rather than tinkering with the one that exists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

It took years of tinkering in the minors and a test run during the exhibition slate last season before league officials settled on an answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And then, as coaches, what we do is we start tinkering.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

They went to bed and I started tinkering around on it and then a bit more, bit more and then that developed into: 'Let's get a piano.'

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He takes out his cell and shows me a video of him tinkering on the piano, playing the first few bars.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold