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tack

[tak] / tæk /


NOUN
short pin for attaching
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Working as a junior hedge fund analyst in the 2000s, I had internally championed positions in EganaGoldpfeil and Tack Fat—two fast-growing, Hong Kong-listed small-cap stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Day gives out Blu Tack to some students to fidget with to keep them focused in class.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Appeared in the October 29, 2025, print edition as 'Trump Pursues New Tack With Beijing'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Tack on fees for registration and fraud prevention, attorney costs and extras such as premium processing, and the H-1B petition expense could easily come to several thousand dollars per prospective employee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

“Come on, Matthias. Tack to the left and wheel to the right. Bob and weave, duck and wriggle. Look, it’s easy.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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