flick
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"It's not just a quick flick of the switch. That's going to take some years, and for aviation there are lots of levers we're pulling."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The most famous corner is Eau Rouge, a high-speed left-right flick into and out of a compression that launches the cars uphill into a left over a crest - technically known as Raidillon.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
When my body said to fling, I really needed to flick; when I used force, I really needed finesse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The same year Chase voiced Lilo in “Lilo & Stitch,” she also played the iconic ghost girl Samara Morgan in the horror flick “The Ring.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
I flick the lid off my bottle and pour my water over his blisters.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
That includes “Reacher,” the Prime Video thriller that’s basically a string of run-and-gun flicks passed off as episodic TV.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
From shoulder shimmies and frat flicks to somersaults and knee slides, the Flemings and Schifferles left it all on the dance floor to prove the prowess of their family name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Gangster flicks are perhaps among the most misunderstood movies out there.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
During the coronavirus pandemic, she rewatched all of the "Twilight" vampire romance films, which were released from 2008 to 2012, and Bollywood flicks from the 1990s.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Fern, who’s a runt, leaps at the stick, and Sand flicks his head to keep Fern from snatching it.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
"I had envisioned during the week that the ball would get flicked across to me and I was going to hit it top right," said Beirne of his goal.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The big question was: Had Croatia's Igor Matanovic flicked the ball on in the build-up?
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
More often, it’s a shower of lemon zest or a handful of toasted breadcrumbs, flicked over the top like confetti.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Most folks I encountered grew up playing an Asian version and flicked the tiles with an enviable ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Anya inched a hand up and watched as the dragon’s eyes flicked toward the movement.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
His second-innings dismissal, flicking to backward square leg as he lost his balance, was as tame as they come.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
By flicking their forked tongues, they collect chemical signals from the air that help them locate potential prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Yet here I am, stalking him on Instagram, up all hours flicking through interviews and career highlight clips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
But before she had a chance, while flicking through social media, she saw the police appeal for a missing person, Noah Donohoe, and saw within the post, details about a bike.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
She walks a small circle in the center of the ring, flicking the whips in combinations of signals.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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