toy with
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For almost as long, she’s also made experimental folk and electronic records that toy with avant-garde noise and quietly poignant songwriting.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
It frames the way I look at the food here—how Catalan chefs toy with tradition, nudging it just far enough to feel fresh but never so far that it becomes unrecognizable.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025
She wore a grey jogging top and bottoms, and held the stuffed toy with both hands during the hearing.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025
“I’m always trying to toy with that idea of her brain works too fast for her mouth,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2025
“Do you think this drill is made to toy with like a lotus flower? If Pai sees me idle here...”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
