tick
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Root arrived to tick off yet another milestone in his glittering career, then Ben Duckett tamely hooked Will O'Rourke to mid-on.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
The best way to avoid ticks and tick bites is to be vigilant in your surroundings, Foley said, noting that ticks can transmit other diseases such as Lyme disease.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
I’d wager that most people seldom sit by themselves and ponder what makes them tick, what causes their engines to rev, or why they like that one specific thing.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
There was no luminous dial or companionable tick, just four numbers—12, 3, 6 and 9—with slashes for the other hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Divide by a number and you undo the multiplication: a tick mark that had been stretched to a new place on the number line resumes its original position.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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