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Recent Examples of tick
And policymakers are starting to get nervous as the clock ticks.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Extending the effective lifespan of its TVs with these features ticks both environmental and social boxes.
—John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The same type of tick causes other tickborne illnesses, which the new study also found in 42% of people with babesiosis.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
They are given answers and need to sort the questions into the correct answer to bank the cash, all in a very short space of time as the clock ticks.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Extending the effective lifespan of its TVs with these features ticks both environmental and social boxes.
—John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The same type of tick causes other tickborne illnesses, which the new study also found in 42% of people with babesiosis.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
They are given answers and need to sort the questions into the correct answer to bank the cash, all in a very short space of time as the clock ticks.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick
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Including a Heat team playing sans Jimmy Butler, and even a Portland team that didn’t have Deandre Ayton or Anfernee Simons, the latter got hurt after playing just five minutes in Tuesday’s bout.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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By the end of the night, the Anteaters had held a double-digit lead for the final 32 minutes and limited the Lions to 33% shooting (20 for 60) and 27% (7 for 26) from long range.Staff and news service reports, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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In a video on Instagram, the car reaches speeds up to 130 mph in slightly more than three seconds and 100 to 150 mph in slightly under three seconds.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Simply sweep on your favorite hue with your finger tips and blend at the crease for blurred, yet vivid color in seconds.Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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The home’s outer structure has wood shake roofing / shingles.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The company told Axios anyone can redeem the free shake offer by mentioning it at the register when dining in.Kelly Tyko, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Each of these movies was smart, exciting, and relevant to the present moment, with a point of view that centered the daily struggles of ordinary folks.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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But one thing everyone can probably agree on is the importance of being there for your kids’ most important moments.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The steering is sure but not overly sharp, the acceleration is solid but not hasty, the brakes stop you in a split second.Josh Max, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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The impulse pauses for a split second before spreading down the bundle of His into the left and right branches within each ventricle.Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
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Box Union focuses on boxing to the beat of the music, whereas Rumble Boxing is similar to a nightclub with the use of black lights, but in the form of a fitness class.Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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The film cuts out before another beat that would establish Paxton’s evolution one way or another.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The man turned, stared for an instant at where her voice had come from, then dashed out of sight toward the back of the property.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Stafford twisted free of an unblocked defender rushing up the middle, ducked under a second would-be tackler, then scissored his legs like a high-stepping Houdini an instant before finding the star receiver with a seven-yard scoring pass.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Your vote for me in this General Election was not against someone, but a demand that California becomes the heartbeat of America again.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Irregular heart rhythms: Medically known as arrhythmia, irregular heartbeats can sometimes cause the heart to work less effectively, potentially leading to heart failure.Alexandria Nyembwe, PhD, RN, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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