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And while I’d like to blame it as a tic of foreign sports, we have plenty of replay ridiculousness in our house, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Actors in the production lip-sync the actual audio, reproducing every hesitation, interruption and verbal tic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Not because of anything dramatic, not because of some special flaw within you, but because you are guilty of the most common tic in how humans navigate existence—turning others into objects.

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2026

Accompanying that rage was a fresh explosion of ignorance about Tourette syndrome, the condition that caused Davidson to tic involuntarily throughout last Sunday’s ceremony.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

I can see the muscle tic in his jaw.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Cole's vocal tics tend to include the names of her husband, her son or the family cat or random phrases such as "good night" during the day time.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Is it difficult to take what seems, on the page, maybe like tics or weird habits and make them feel natural?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

The film charts a course through Davidson’s life from the start of his tics as a teenager up until he was presented an award by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019, another venue where he swore.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

The fact that the strike zone was not static–that it changed from umpire to umpire-was one of these tics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

“He didn’t understand why I couldn’t just hold my tics in. It made him angry. He always said to me, ‘Connor, why don’t you just knock it off?

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling