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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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Last year British retailer Hamleys ranked the Tamagotchi in its list of the top 100 toys of all time, alongside the likes of Lego and the Rubik's Cube.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 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

It can even do a Rubik's Cube, one-handed.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Dreyer has been giving lessons of his own with the Rubik’s Cube, too.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

A kid in a gray Members Only jacket leaned against the wall, working on a Rubik’s Cube.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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