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He started working with a renowned quarterback guru, Jeff Christensen, who marveled at his new pupil’s obsessive work ethic as he perfected the twist of his torso and flick of his wrist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It also adapted Justin Simien’s indie flick “Dear White People” into an in-your-face comedy revolving around the Black experience at an Ivy League college.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

"The advice is not to touch them and if you get a bit of tentacle on your skin flick it off with a stick and wash in warm water to neutralise," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Third place went to the much-delayed, mixed animation-and-live action Looney Tunes flick "Coyote vs. Acme," with revenue of $11.3 million as it slipped from second place in its second week.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Ishtar dismissed his worries with a flick of her hand.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Some tips for scaredy cats: If you don’t like spooky scary skeletons, creepy crawlies, or horror flicks, Halloween season can be a fright to endure.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

As if to signal this iteration hasn’t completely deviated from its roots, in the show’s opening moments, Deborah Wayne coolly flicks the iconic flip-up frames made famous by Hardison’s Dwayne.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

Marcus’s gaze flicks to our left, where the Combat Centurion is fast approaching.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Realizing it was in a must-turn-right lane, the Waymo flicked on its left blinker, wavered toward the middle lane, changed its mind, and turned right—away from the hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The big question was: Had Croatia's Igor Matanovic flicked the ball on in the build-up?

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

"It wasn't the switch was flicked off, but there was a lot going on."

From BBC ● May 15, 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

“Sorry, hamster. Can’t sleep,” he mumbled to me as he flicked on the remote.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

He struck three fours in a single Shahzad over and moved to his first Test half-century by flicking Mohammad Abbas fine for four.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

"Something happens when you qualify. It's flicking a switch in mentality - it becomes something realistic and achievable," she adds.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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

On a Wednesday in February in the Coachella Valley, more than two dozen farmworkers weaved up and down rows of strawberries, their gloved hands flicking quickly to pluck the fruit and stash it in boxes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

I waited by the window with a rag, flicking it at them every time they came near.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff