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You’re trying to wrap up a work call while bagging your kid’s outgrown clothes when a ping comes in from a parent chat — soccer registration just opened and spots are filling fast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

It was a rare, unexplained, glitch in a system that blares out warnings of incoming attacks multiple times a day through loudspeaker announcements on the street and metro, and the collective ping of phone notifications.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Lu - the 64-year-old president of the American Changle Association, a Chinese community group - argued he was simply trying to help people renew driver's licenses and facilitate social activities like mahjong and ping pong.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

In Australia, Surfshark’s ping times ranged from 229 to 281 ms, while NordVPN’s latency was slightly lower, averaging 210 to 260 ms.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

She sat down, leaning against one of them, wrap- ping her arms around her knees.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

This is the kind of charge that pings around the internet but usually goes nowhere.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

No phone, no laptop, no smartwatch, no ring, no pings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The ball pings from Brunson to Landry Shamet to Mikal Bridges to OG Anunoby and back to Bridges again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Prosecutors said the victim pressed his cell’s emergency call button, which turned on a green light outside his door and sent a series of pings to notify the guard on duty in the living area.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

In the static rests, I started echoing the pings in my head.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Kerstetter further testified that Walters’ phone had pinged in Comanche only one other time during the preceding 11 months, about two weeks before the break-in.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

I’ve worked for many, and I know the distinct frustration of being pinged with, “Just checking in!” less than an hour after being asked how something is “coming along.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Undeterred, Bordeaux quickly seized control, and while a Cameron Woki try was ruled out for a hand in touch, Lucu struck for the Top 14 side after Robbie Henshaw was pinged for offside.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Phones pinged with constant texts from friends and relatives watching the news around the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

Every direction his brain pinged led to dead ends.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The penalty count against the visitors ramped up, with referee James Doleman pinging England nine times after the interval.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The Wi-Fi still worked—though he couldn’t answer, his phone kept pinging with updates and questions about the other Spirit planes Nomadic was supposed to ferry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

My phone is pinging near constantly with alerts from Signal groups that exist to defend and support our community.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026

"We get notifications every time a new case is confirmed in the UK and it's been pinging quite frequently, unfortunately," Ms Postance said.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

And then I imagine I can feel the X rays and the gamma rays, feel them pinging on my eyelids, shooting through my skull, making the palms of my hands tingle like they've fallen asleep.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements