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be tinkering
noun
An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of tin
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So should we be tinkering with it?
But these steps might be tinkering at the edges.
Or the fact that schoolchildren will be tinkering with DNA.
Most people have no idea that chemical companies could soon be tinkering with their food.
"If it wasn't this, he'd be tinkering around with something else.
"Israel seems to be tinkering with the policy of the last three years, rather than reconsidering it," she said.
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That law should not be tinkered with.
Regulatory regimes can be tinkered with to prevent "irrational exuberance".
The libretto had to be tinkered with to appease Viennese and Italian censors.
Whether it would be tinkered with or tossed out entirely remains to be seen.
The phone's settings couldn't easily be tinkered with by ordinary users.
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