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tweaking

[twee-king] / ˈtwi kɪŋ /
VERB
adjust
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With some lyrical tweaking by Edgar Barrera — a 29-time Latin Grammy-winning songwriter, who Armenta later befriended — the revamped version, “Bebe Dame,” became an immediate sensation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

"By tweaking the spacing and height of the nanopillars, we discovered how tightly they are packed together is far more important than how tall they are for breaking viruses apart," Mah said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

He added that that "tweaking the top price" could "keep the lower prices down".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“When it comes to the South Caucasus, it almost seems like Trump is deliberately tweaking the Russians,” said Samuel Charap, a senior political scientist at Rand, a defense think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He was immensely proud of Lin’s success with Ligaroti, but he enjoyed tweaking his son, and he was good at it.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand