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Those numbers could climb as more tick larvae mature over the next few months.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
Journalism teachers should use this as an example of how to do a tick tock.
—Caren Bohan, USA Today, 3 May 2025
At times brutal and always volatile, the album functions as a sort of electro-shock therapy applied from the shoulders down, layering hard beats, ambient whorls, and nervous acid ticks to trigger a state of full-body rapture.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
The man was Andy Kaufman and those questions are but two of many that linger decades after his death, as people have spent much time and energy trying to explain what made this distinctive character tick.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
Journalism teachers should use this as an example of how to do a tick tock.
—Caren Bohan, USA Today, 3 May 2025
At times brutal and always volatile, the album functions as a sort of electro-shock therapy applied from the shoulders down, layering hard beats, ambient whorls, and nervous acid ticks to trigger a state of full-body rapture.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
The man was Andy Kaufman and those questions are but two of many that linger decades after his death, as people have spent much time and energy trying to explain what made this distinctive character tick.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles But an explosive seven minutes clinched the Panthers’ victory, sending Florida to its third straight Eastern Conference final with a 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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The 20-year-old went down in the 74th minute of the game but play resumed 11 minutes later.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Expert picks On this day (May 13) in NBA Playoffs history 2004 — Derek Fisher with 0.4 seconds left.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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By comparison, Witt circled the bases in 14.3 seconds to register the fastest inside-the-park homer since August 2017.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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Plus, eating too many protein bars or shakes can also lead to unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects.6 Crumble Smith suggests adding more healthy fats, such as avocados, nuts, seeds, fatty fish (like salmon and mackerel), and olive oil, to your diet.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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Two weeks later, at the Yonkers location of Juices for Life, on a busy road off the highway with cars double parked out front, Styles sits on a stool, sips on a protein shake, and thinks about how his relationship to the genre has changed but also stayed the same.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
16 May 2025
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While the Heat, seeking a reset of their own after trading Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors, are left to contemplate all of the what-ifs of Monday night’s lottery moment.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Once that threshold is crossed, medical professionals will face an existential moment.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The fantasy series about a cosmic entity who lords over the domain of dreams will have a split second season, with the 6-episode Volume 1 premiering on July 3 and the 5-episode Volume 2 premiering on July 24.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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In another split second that plane would have exploded in flames.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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The trendy Cannes crowd who pack out the private parties up in the hills above the Croisette would have had fun shimmying to a West African beat.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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Coming up Liverpool have been enjoying their title celebrations, some of their players having headed off to Dubai, Arne Slot laying down some beats in Ibiza.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The franchise has been rejuvenated, but sometimes the numbness can reappear in an instant.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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In late April, the striking carcass of an 11-foot, 2-inch oarfish — something rarely seen in the wild — was put on display, becoming an instant hit among children.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Vance is the first millennial to stand a heartbeat from the presidency.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Lisa Schein, 43, placed a stethoscope on Mireya Moody’s chest and listened carefully to the heartbeat that once belonged to her own daughter, Maddy.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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“Tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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