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Recent Examples of tick
The American Lyme Disease Foundation estimates that between 1 and 5 percent of tick bites actually result in infection and Lyme disease, and in most cases, infection can be quickly treated and cured with antibiotics.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
From the same month one year ago, the PCE price index increased 2.4%, a tick up from October.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
By comparison, the nine teams sold between 2010 and 2012 fetched a tick more than three times revenue on average.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
This is a similar trend to what is being observed for diseases transmitted by ticks.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
From the same month one year ago, the PCE price index increased 2.4%, a tick up from October.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
By comparison, the nine teams sold between 2010 and 2012 fetched a tick more than three times revenue on average.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
This is a similar trend to what is being observed for diseases transmitted by ticks.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick
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Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Dorian Finney-Smith, playing in just his fourth game with his new team, scored in double figures for the first time as a Laker, finishing with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting in 26 minutes off the bench.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2025
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About 15 seconds in, there was our unrecognizable rubble situated between the unmistakable landmarks: a street sign and a charred but familiar tree.Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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If there are critical business infrastructure components that cannot tolerate more than a few seconds or minutes of downtime, those are the areas that require immediate and concentrated attention from day one.Steve Durbin, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Customers can add the flavors to coffee or to a shake.Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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Add ingredients to cocktail shaker with ice and shake.Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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Dad, 85, stayed on the roof with a garden hose until the last moment.James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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While on a flight to Mexico for Alden's birthday, Riber took that moment as an opportunity to get down on one knee while thousands of feet in the air, SWNS reported.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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These decisions need to be made in split seconds around the rim, and the cat-and-mouse game that big defenders have to play against guards is exceedingly difficult.Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Vegas scored for the second time in four games a split second after the horn sounded to end a period, and the Rangers-Knights game remained tied 1-1 into the 3rd period.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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During my six seasons on the beat, Dart was easily USC’s second-best quarterback behind Caleb Williams, and a great kid to boot.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Yoon was a darling of America’s strategic class, but a probable left-wing government under Lee Jae-myung looks set to take power within months and will not simply march to the beat of Washington’s drum.Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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In an instant, the wind tore the rigging from the smaller mast, turning the yacht nearly on its side and into an incoming wave.David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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In an instant, United had turned defence into attack — like the meme of the old man who is bent over in apparent pain when threatened by a knife-carrying mugger.Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Demand Generation Manager Creating demand is the heartbeat of modern marketing.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Abuse can lead to irregular heartbeat, ischemic heart conditions, sudden cardiac arrest, convulsions, strokes and death.Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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