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Recent Examples of tickThe firm also sees a slight lowering of GDP growth to 1.5% from 1.7% and a tick higher in the unemployment rate to 4.5%.—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 June 2025 Four games in, and everything’s all tied up at 2-2 after Thursday night’s lunacy, which featured Edmonton rallying to undo a 3-0 first-period deficit and Florida’s Sam Reinhart potting the tying goal with just 19.5 ticks left on the clock.—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025 Scorpions are not insects but are arachnids like spiders, mites and ticks.—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025 His fastball sat at only 88.4 mph, a tick below its already falling average.—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tick
According to the National Parks Service, someone without a lifejacket can only survive in cold water for 10 minutes before becoming unable to save themselves.
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Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Cynthia, seeing Carmen and Julius bleeding, sped to the hospital, one minute away, but Carmen was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Sally Ventura
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
It's finished in a mixture of steel, cedar siding, and cedar shakes.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 June 2025
Adding a protein option seems like a no-brainer for Starbucks, considering the protein shake category is blossoming into a $6 billion sector, according to Beverage Digest.
The weekend session could be a make-or-break moment for Trump's party, which has invested much of its political capital on his signature domestic policy plan.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
And when there are moments of crisis and a rise in anti-Jewish hate, that’s a threshold, of course, that needs to be crossed.
The criticism has been a low drum beat for awhile, but the recent bombings between Israel, Iran, and the U.S. have resurfaced this criticism amongst some of the most vocal viewers of the online left.
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Tricia Romano,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
Even at 60 years old, Slick Rick’s ingenuity remains timeless while delivering hard-hitting bars over an array of beats ranging from boom bap to dance.
In an instant, the puppy sprints back to Arguedas, who is filming the moment.
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Especially important to him is that Hall is 100 percent in the driver’s seat and can make purchasing decisions in an instant without having to run it by anyone else.
Spanning over 30 years, the event will once again celebrate the heartbeat of Latin music and culture with four days of panels, marquee conversations, roundtables, showcases, networking and activations.
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Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
Music has always been the heartbeat of the VMAs, but the show’s soul comes from its willingness to break rules, embrace unpredictability and reflect the times.
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