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Actors in the production lip-sync the actual audio, reproducing every hesitation, interruption and verbal tic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Goblingate, as it was deemed by one X user, was born, with users posting their own encounters with the algorithmic tic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Not because of anything dramatic, not because of some special flaw within you, but because you are guilty of the most common tic in how humans navigate existence—turning others into objects.

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2026

Accompanying that rage was a fresh explosion of ignorance about Tourette syndrome, the condition that caused Davidson to tic involuntarily throughout last Sunday’s ceremony.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

She must sense my doubt, because she tries a different tac- tic.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

That’s one of the tics that comes up in his legal writings and in his posture toward everybody all the time.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

John, whose condition involves involuntary tics, was made an MBE in 2019 in recognition of almost 40 years campaigning and providing support to other sufferers.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

The film charts a course through Davidson’s life from the start of his tics as a teenager up until he was presented an award by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019, another venue where he swore.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Sports underestimate their human elements, the tics and oddities that make them unique.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

“Like what everyone’s tics were and how they felt about going out in public and things like that.”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling