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tick

[tik] / tɪk /




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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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