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The constant mansplaining by Daemon about what it takes to be a strong ruler didn’t make a lick of difference, but it sure was annoying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Other houses were given a free lick of paint to spruce them up ahead of the arrival of the heads of state of 32 nations, including US President Donald Trump, the Sozcu newspaper reported.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

In making “Never Be the Same,” Thompson wanted to allow room for the “devastating moment,” a point in a song where something unexpected can happen, “that one lick where you just melt.”

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Already, the club’s lush greenery looks like it could use a lick of paint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

When they found a salty place in the ground they came there to lick it, and that was called a deer-lick.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

“If a quarterback licks his hands before he throws, or wipes his towel before he hands off—these were all things we were analyzing,” Woodin said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Say a video starts with a scared dog who, seconds later, licks their rescuer’s face.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025

It was the licks and how fast he was playing, the technical thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

He hit us with some great guitar licks while she sang with a passion borne of mutual struggle, strife, friendship and decades of love.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2024

Cocoa comes and licks my face, then runs over to play with her momma.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Ending work with his label and group, the rapper left for Europe where he made wine, licked his wounds and worked on music in isolation.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

Capybaras’ internet fame traces back at least to 2007, when Caplin Rous, a 6-week-old capybara, licked a camera.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

A French teenager who allegedly licked a straw from an orange juice vending machine before putting it back into its dispenser has been charged with committing mischief and being a public nuisance in Singapore.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

The pumpkin rice and peas, seasoned with thyme, from Dominica was a good complement to the Trinidadian curry shrimp, whose pot was licked clean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The only sounds were the trees whispering in the night breeze, and the rasp of Wolf’s tongue as he licked the rawhide.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Beware of lilies, which are toxic to cats; even chewing the leaves or licking pollen off their fur while grooming can be fatal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

And, notably, they eat Cane’s, whether it’s buying entire orders of just Texas toast or dunking their entire hand into a fountain cup of Cane’s Sauce and licking it off their fingers.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

She was laser-focused on licking organic peanut butter off a mat, a treat reserved for her biweekly acupuncture sessions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

Barca were still licking their wounds after a heavy 4-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey first-leg semi-final last week, and this defeat made things even worse.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

I whip around to get him, but then the whole mess of them are on me, yipping and licking and nibbling my fur.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz