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To get what well be the best predictions out there, now posted minute-by-minute, tune into Miller’s new ticker tape.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
To celebrate, the city put on a traditional ticker tape parade—the first time a local women’s sports team was so honored, according to the Bergen Record.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Soon after, ticker tape, Shea Stadium and winning Mets seasons all fell out of style.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
In 1969: The U.S. celebrated the Apollo 11 astronauts in a hectic series of transnational events: a New York City ticker tape parade with a ceremony at the United Nations, a parade in Chicago and a state dinner with President Richard Nixon in Los Angeles.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Ticker tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticker%20tape. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
ticker tape
noun
: the paper ribbon on which a telegraphic ticker prints
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