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“To be able to lick a few drops of water off a rusty pipe becomes a leg up somehow,” McManus said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Other houses were given a free lick of paint to spruce them up ahead of the arrival of the heads of state of 32 nations, including US President Donald Trump, the Sozcu newspaper reported.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

In making “Never Be the Same,” Thompson wanted to allow room for the “devastating moment,” a point in a song where something unexpected can happen, “that one lick where you just melt.”

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Against a bracingly lo-fi guitar lick played by his pal Mk.gee,

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

He rubbed the matted ears and let the dog lick his cheek.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

He licks, he yodels, he sleeps on a purple pillow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

Say a video starts with a scared dog who, seconds later, licks their rescuer’s face.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025

It was the licks and how fast he was playing, the technical thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

To figure out which rope to go through, to strap up, to go in and know that you are going to have to take a hit, you're going to have to take licks.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024

Ziggy licks her hand over and over as she pets him.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Ending work with his label and group, the rapper left for Europe where he made wine, licked his wounds and worked on music in isolation.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Capybaras’ internet fame traces back at least to 2007, when Caplin Rous, a 6-week-old capybara, licked a camera.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

A French teenager who allegedly licked a straw from an orange juice vending machine before putting it back into its dispenser has been charged with committing mischief and being a public nuisance in Singapore.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

The pumpkin rice and peas, seasoned with thyme, from Dominica was a good complement to the Trinidadian curry shrimp, whose pot was licked clean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Bruno licked his lips as if I’d just said “lamb chops.”

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

The world number one has been left licking her wounds after a chastening 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat by Russia's Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarter-finals.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

She was laser-focused on licking organic peanut butter off a mat, a treat reserved for her biweekly acupuncture sessions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

A French teen facing criminal charges in Singapore for a straw licking stunt was granted permission on Wednesday to leave the country for three weeks on pledges to return.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

But instead of attacking, the smaller ants climb onto the bigger ones and begin licking and nibbling across their bodies.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026

“I wish today was pizza day,” he says, licking his lips.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan