tapped

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Despite said activity, the tone was contemplative, and moments later, as I was being asked to describe the colors and mood of a Ten of Swords card, I was tapped on the shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Pratt tapped into real issues in L.A. and then blew them wildly out of proportion.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Tortorella tapped newcomer Carter Hart, who rewarded his coach’s faith with six straight wins to close the regular season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The BLS informed the GAO that it had tapped an “outside entity” to conduct a new study on the effects of lower survey response rates for the payroll survey data, and identify improvements.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The station manager tapped her computer, and her commands instantly traveled down through the Juggernaut’s wiring.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown