Stop Selection tool to Trim tool

So, what key can I hold down, or preference should I change to prevent the Selection tool from turning into the Trim tool?
I want to be able to quickly rearrange (small) clips in a (long) timeline without having to zoom in.
It's such a simple request for such a common task, there must be a solution I'm missing.

A very common workflow for me is to lasso a group of clips, they're all highlighted, so I figure I can just click and drag, but no, I have to slow WAY down and hover, back and forth, stop when it turns to a Selection tool, click, drag, whoops, it moved and changed to trim, and trimmed just one of the formerly lassoed clips, undo, lasso, repeat as necessary.
I took Jim's most helpful advice.

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