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[flik] / flɪk /


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The Minions try to make a monster movie in the latest ‘Despicable Me’ flick, ‘Legally Blonde’ gets a prequel series, Madonna returns with a new album, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

So I’ll go in there, I’ll get a matcha, and then take that into the movie theater, see a flick.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

On Thursday it was announced that the flick will be screened at The Ford amphitheater on July 8 to honor its notable benchmark and enduring legacy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

The valets in the lobby summon golf carts with a flick of the wrist, graciously driving me back and forth from the parking lot.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

She put hardly any effort into it, just a twist of the hips and a flick of the shoulders, but the steel screamed against stone as it cut halfway through the solid marble column.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

From shoulder shimmies and frat flicks to somersaults and knee slides, the Flemings and Schifferles left it all on the dance floor to prove the prowess of their family name.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Gangster flicks are perhaps among the most misunderstood movies out there.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

But consider where The RZA and his late cousin, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, along with other members, were first exposed to these flicks.

From Salon May 31, 2026

During the coronavirus pandemic, she rewatched all of the "Twilight" vampire romance films, which were released from 2008 to 2012, and Bollywood flicks from the 1990s.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

Olly flicks on all the lights and the ceiling fan and then does a diving somersault onto the bed.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

More often, it’s a shower of lemon zest or a handful of toasted breadcrumbs, flicked over the top like confetti.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

He flicked on his high beams only to watch them bounce back as a blinding wall of light.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Perhaps the quirkiest fortnight in football peaked for Roberto Martinez's side when Ben Watson flicked a 91st-minute header beyond Manchester City stopper Joe Hart to send Wigan fans wild at Wembley.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

Chermiti flicked it past Araujo and dinked it past Sinisalo, then wheeled away to drink in the adulation of his newfound fan club.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

He flicked it open, and then looked up at Karli.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

By flicking their forked tongues, they collect chemical signals from the air that help them locate potential prey.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

On a Wednesday in February in the Coachella Valley, more than two dozen farmworkers weaved up and down rows of strawberries, their gloved hands flicking quickly to pluck the fruit and stash it in boxes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

The debutant looked at home on the international stage, passing the ball well and flicking a header on to the crossbar in the second half.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2025

Even when Sinner tapped into his normally impenetrable return game, Alcaraz found more variety, mixing in feathery drop shots and flicking balls off his shoelaces.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2025

“That whole part of the forest is cursed,” Missy had said, flicking one of her curls.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis




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