tap
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MacGregor's blood was stated to have been found on the front door handle, the frame of the toilet door as well as the rim of the bath and hot sink tap.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
For Mozilla, the arrangement means it can tap Mistral’s multilingual model capabilities to power Smart Window and bring it to more countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The advantage of the twister tap, as Hernández explained it, is how repeatable it is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Read: How many rate hikes are on tap?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
That’s when I tap my phone screen and get the shock of my life.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
It would also have to cover things like paying for vacations, replenishing an emergency fund if it’s been tapped, and setting aside money in a health savings or college account.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Host Mariska Hargitay tapped a handful of celebrities during her hosting debut, including Taylor Swift, Jalen Brunson and Broadway star Andrew Rannells.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
As they left, Regan tapped his watch to suggest her time was running out, the report stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The passage tapped into the El Paso sewer system, where, according to U.S. authorities, migrants surfaced from a manhole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Vivian tapped the electronic screen, and pulled up the view from the drone’s camera.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
As a result, much of the world is tapping the U.S. for extra supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
People can and do spend more than their income through borrowing, tapping savings or selling assets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
"The key thing is that there is help out there, it's just tapping into it."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The team found that caffeine appears to affect aging by tapping into a deeply conserved energy sensing system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
He started tapping the built-in tablet computer’s screen.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
