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Recent Examples of tickAbout half or more of people who get bitten by ticks aren’t even aware they’ve been bitten, says Dawicki, so the tick isn't always available to test.—
Alice Park,
Time,
7 Aug. 2026 Molaei said do not put a tick on tape or in a liquid to be tested.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2026 It can be spread via infected rabbits, rodents, as well as through tick bites.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
6 Aug. 2026 Just this spring, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that weekly emergency room visits for tick bites were at their highest level since 2017.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tick
Chen popped in a 30-foot 3-pointer with a minute remaining to give the Valkyries a three-point lead, and then kept the advantage at three with a slick layup over a contest after Chicago scored.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2026
Less than a 10-minute drive away is Castellammare del Golfo, full of eateries, stores, and bars.
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Megan Rose Murray,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Aug. 2026
The crucial testimony centered on exactly what happened during the final few seconds of Cantu’s life.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 Aug. 2026
Mostly, the cast comes across as a group of friends and co-workers trying to produce comedy together, while fully aware that winning Game Changer just means getting two seconds of celebration and a gag prize.
That may still be the case in the coming weeks, but the second episode of HBO’s Lanterns makes for a fairly solid (if simple and straightforward) follow-up with some wildly entertaining moments.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
24 Aug. 2026
When Conforto returned to Williamsport with the Mets in 2018, all those moments came rushing back.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2026
One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
26 Aug. 2026
Fly’s brand of rap, defined by spare, steely 808 beats and club shoutouts, was wildly popular, spawning nearly 50 mixtape volumes and many more songs since.
Facing second-and-4 in the second quarter, Browning took a shotgun snap, and Anudike-Uzomah was there in an instant, zipping by Tampa Bay third-string tackle Marshall Fournier for a free shot on Browning.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Aug. 2026
Use an instant-read thermometer to check for doneness (chicken breasts are safely cooked when the thickest part reaches 165°F), and let the meat rest before slicing so the juices redistribute.
Bruno Guimaraes was Newcastle’s heartbeat and captain, Kieran Trippier set standards, Anthony Gordon led Howe’s press and chipped in with goals, and, at his best, Sandro Tonali was a midfield scanner supreme.
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George Caulkin,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2026
When the reality star was just three months along, she and Barker were informed that their baby no longer had a heartbeat during a doctor’s appointment.