ticking

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The music and cheers blur into a low hum, drowned out by the deafening sound of a ticking clock only Jack can hear.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

In December 2024, when egg prices started ticking up after a new round of bird flu cases, Hickman’s CEO got a text from Cal-Maine’s former CEO, saying, “Let it rip.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The latest personal consumption expenditures report showed core inflation ticking up to its highest level since 2023.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

But the clock kept ticking and the rescue crews could no longer hear her husband.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Already they had discovered that the mattresses on their cots were filled with feathers, and they were plucking them out through the mattress ticking, one by one.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood