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Rubik's Cube

American  
[roo-biks] / ˈru bɪks /

noun

Trademark.
  1. a puzzle consisting of a cube with colored faces made of 26 smaller colored blocks attached to a spindle in the center, the object being to rotate the blocks until each face of the cube is a single color.


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Her name as a possible presidential nominee was first put forward in an open letter signed by sixteen prominent Hungarians, including the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, Erno Rubik.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The toy they ended up building is a sleek block in pastel colors that sits under the TV and looks like a Rubik’s Cube.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 13, 2025

"He's extremely thin," Yaron Or told reporters, adding that his son had had "no books, no human contact - nothing", but was given a Rubik's Cube at one point.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

“He carries a Rubik’s Cube everywhere he goes,” manager Dave Roberts joked.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2025

He tosses me his Rubik’s Cube and smiles.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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