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tick

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as in minute

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Recent Examples of tick The more satisfying tick on the stat sheet would come five plays later, after returner Nikko Remigio fumbled a punt back to Los Angeles. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026 The company has signaled a roughly $100-a-month price point, putting LOY-002 in the same monthly tier as premium flea-and-tick regimens or specialty prescription food, real money but not out of reach for committed owners of senior dogs. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 The kit, which allows users to test a tick found on a person or pet, produces results in just 30 minutes and integrates with an app that maps where cases are rising. — Matt Alderton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 In addition, researchers will look to see if other tick species can also spread alpha-gal, as Molaei said there is some evidence that black legged ticks may be spreading it as well. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tick

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What to do nearby As with other safaris, days are bookended by morning and afternoon game drives, set largely around the east side of Madikwe, where the lodge is based (15 minutes from the airstrip).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Jake LaRavia picked up his fourth foul with eight minutes and two seconds left in the second quarter.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of minute

Noun

The Flames took a 3-2 lead to the third period, but when Matt Coronato was sent off for delay of game 17 seconds in, the Ducks’ red-hot power play took advantage with Carlsson tying it at 55 seconds.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
The remarkably smooth ride up to the top travels 500 feet high in 60 seconds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of second

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The Worcestershire sauce is optional, but just a few shakes from the bottle bring instant savory depth to the filling.

— Kelsey Jane Youngman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Arby’s has been serving roast-beef sandwiches, curly fries and shakes since its inception in 1964.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

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Dailyacc Bandana Scarf Bold, patterned scarves are having a major moment this season—they’re one of the easiest ways to add a pop of color, pattern, and personality to an outfit without a lot of effort or investment.

— Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
During my stay, high tide aligned with early morning and sunset, allowing for serene quiet moments out on the cove with nobody else around.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of moment

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The track’s watery percussion and acute synth stabs carry all the implication of a dancefloor, even without a beat.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
With Eaton reporting a clean beat-and-raise, how the stock trades into the close and in the coming days represents something of a referendum on the data center trade, especially once the results of Tuesday's midterm election are behind us.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of beat

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He is enchanted by the spinning itself, and even by his own enchantment – a spell that breaks the instant the top stops in his hand.

— Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
This American government,—what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to transmit itself unimpaired to posterity, but each instant losing some of its integrity?

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of instant

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And down on the court at what is now M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion on campus or PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, there must be standard bearers, the current flesh and heartbeat and faces of UConn basketball.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Her team found a 77% higher rate of irregular heartbeats during the six weeks around the 2016 election, compared with a control period.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of heartbeat

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