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is dabbling
  • present progressive of dabble (3rd person singular).

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The company is dabbling in generative AI with a three-year licensing deal signed with OpenAI in December that will allow fans to create short videos featuring Disney characters through artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Nobody is saying OpenAI is dabbling in anything like liar loans or subprime mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

If Kim Kardashian is dabbling in crypto, they want to try it too.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022

And Epping is dabbling, adding sandy pockets here and there to allow volunteers — “fooling around a little,” as he put it, “with some small experiments.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

But in this world, you can be right, or you can be safe, and the type of danger Ollie is dabbling in makes my own work look like nothing.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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