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ticking
3 of 3present participle of tick entry 2
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
For much of the film, that enticing idea undergirds the main plot line like a ticking time bomb.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The insurance and housing sectors are scrambling to try to get ahead of this ticking time bomb.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
With the clock ticking, Abigail gives the gutting order to leave the locals behind.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The movie explores a gentle legend whose father’s premature death gave him his own ticking clock and gives new context to some of Candy’s most memorable screen moments, showing how the man and his characters often melded in magical ways.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
For much of the film, that enticing idea undergirds the main plot line like a ticking time bomb.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The insurance and housing sectors are scrambling to try to get ahead of this ticking time bomb.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
With the clock ticking, Abigail gives the gutting order to leave the locals behind.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Ticking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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