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Last month, gasoline cost $4.32 a gallon on average, down a tick from $4.34 a gallon in September, according to AAA data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Mouse abundance, for example, provides a stronger indicator of future nymphal tick numbers than deer abundance at the study site.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Under the country's mixed-member proportional representation system, voters must tick two options -- a general party list as well as an individual member to represent their electorate.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The authors have called for a "tick box" to enable staff to access records which confirms they have legitimate reason to do so.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

He buried himself deep in his side of the straw tick; he felt where the wooden slats of the bed crossed under his body.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

Although mouse abundance helps predict how many nymphal ticks will appear, the researchers discovered that it does not consistently predict what percentage of those ticks will carry Lyme disease bacteria.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

As a result, the researchers found that a particularly heavy acorn crop can reliably predict an increase in nymphal ticks two years later.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Their research has uncovered unexpected patterns that could help predict when people face greater exposure to infected ticks.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

For more than 35 years, scientists at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York, have tracked the complicated relationships among ticks, mice, oak trees, predators, and weather.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

“And Cotton had two ticks on him,” Howard was saying.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

The reading has ticked down for three straight months after reaching a multi-month high in July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The stock ticked up 3.1% in premarket trading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices ticked up 1% to $488.78 after reporting a jump in demand for its AI-enabling GPU chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The rise in the October ISM manufacturing survey was partly due to the ongoing AI buildout, according to a note from Capital Economics, while the prices paid index ticked down slightly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The second hand made an echoing sound when it ticked.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson

With the clock ticking on his time in office, the governor said he also doesn’t want to leave with regrets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Nelson is lost amid a series of avalanches, and the clock starts ticking.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

While Meta didn’t share any information on capital expenditures for 2027, spending is likely to continue ticking upward.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Paramount was facing the prospect of paying $650 million a quarter in ticking fees to Warner shareholders if the deal didn’t close by the end of September.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The clock is ticking, and I’ve got a week to make things better.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila