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Other countries have toyed with the idea of personal carbon trading, with pilot schemes set up in Finland and Australia's Norfolk Island.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2023

Countries in the European Union have toyed with the idea of legalisation, but "they are moving very slowly", Prof Armstrong said, partly due to stringent EU laws.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

“You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda,” West wrote in the same tweet.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2022

“You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda,” he wrote.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022

This is the explanation: Piedigriggio has two sons, who, following nobly in his footsteps, have toyed with the rifle and now hold the thickets in their turn.

From The Nabob, Volume 1 by Ives, George Burnham