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Using the VCC spreadsheet tool, The Journal's Hank Sims "twiddled" with the numbers and found hand-counting "wouldn't be all that time-consuming or costly" ( "Town Dandy," Aug. 2). www.

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At the least, he grippit the spokes an 'twiddled 'em an' looked wise, but I doubt if the Hoor ever felt it.

The Day's Work - Volume 1 Rudyard Kipling 1900

Was he frustrated at having to wrestle with the "twiddled" data that Jones & Co. had given him?

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Was he frustrated at having to wrestle with the "twiddled" data that Jones & Co. had given him?

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Balfour twiddled his thumbs and looked sideways at Hameron.

End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

There is no need to listen, because someone has twiddled the dials for perfect balance, and no need to look because the camera does it for you – you don't even have to suspend belief, because the artists are there for the 'craic' at the interval.

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The man, for his part, twiddled his thumbs a lot, looked at the clock a few times, yawned at specific junctures ...

Improbable research: furrowed eyebrows for the power-hungry Marc Abrahams 2010

The Criten twiddled the engomater control, frowning.

Episode 9:1 Thoughts, Speculations, Alternatives « Unknowing 2010

Sorry to all of you folks that sat around and waited and twiddled their thumbs on the prospect of buying a new car, but this program was a success and as a result it injected 3 billion directly into the consumer economy and helped push dealers.

Cash for Clunkers: Only hours remain 2009

The great thing about one pot dishes like those discussed above is that they can be continually tweaked, twiddled and improved upon.

Potato, Pea & Lentil Hash with Indian Flavors Laura 2009