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clanked

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past tense of clank

as in clinked

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Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

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The only exception in those first two rounds of games was a penalty that Arsenal were denied in stoppage time during their 1-0 win at Villa, when Ian Maatsen clattered Bruno Guimaraes.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
But the moment that may have sealed Argentina’s fate came in the final minutes of second-half stoppage time when Enzo Fernández clattered into Spanish center back Pau Cubarsí at midfield, flipping him head over heels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

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Sticks clacked in quick succession as passes moved up the ice.

— Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
On the other side of a chain link fence, a women’s pickleball foursome click-clacked through a couple of sets, seemingly clueless about the identity of the two young men readying themselves for the start of the 2026 season.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026

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That feeling clicked into place during JYT’s first performance together at the SIX Compound yearly dance showcase in Los Angeles this April.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
The offense clicked on all cylinders, with five rushing touchdowns, amid a dominant performance in a 45-24 road win over the Saints on Monday Night Football.

— Rod Beard, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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Rutschman said some of his former Orioles teammates chirped at him throughout the game and gave him a hard time about getting around the ballpark as a visiting player.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Social media has chirped with photos and comments from birders, some of whom see this as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

— Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026

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Before landing, a lighter dinner consisting of salad, chicken breast, and vanilla cream with caramel and meringue rattled down the aisle.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
In the video, which appears to have been taken shortly after the attack, Allen showed his bloody face and appeared rattled.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

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