tick
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Animal welfare remains paramount, Defra said, and continued access to effective flea and tick treatments for pet owners is a key priority.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“Now that we seem able to put a tick in both of those boxes, participants are unsurprisingly willing to significantly take up risk levels once more,” the senior research strategist said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The U.S. added a greater-than-expected 178,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell a tick to 4.3%, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
It means that chatbots will try to collect information from sources that tick the correct boxes.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
Teapots that pour into teacups and minuscule curls of steam that rise from them as the seconds tick.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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