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click

[klik] / klɪk /
NOUN
metallic sound
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VERB
make a slight sharp sound
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Resist “urgent” prompts to click on unfamiliar emails or text messages.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

When users click external URLs to apply for jobs, the website urges vigilance through a pop-up notification.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

MS NOW’s live event asks whether journalism can build something more durable than a click or a fleeting social-media interaction.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

The vibes with regards to how the team is starting to play are positive amid a sense that it is only a matter of time before they click.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The garage’s automatic lights click on as we approach, and as soon as they do, Mom starts walking twice as fast, almost like she’s running.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Sadly, I’ve been making these sorts of predictions long before the invention of clicks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Having struggled to establish himself as Real's first-choice full-back since moving to the Bernabeu last summer, could this be the moment he finally clicks in the middle of the park?

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

He lamented “the salaciousness, the shame, the embarrassment, the clicks, the likes” that often come from sharing the photos online.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Coverage should not prioritize "clicks, engagement, or sensationalism," the spokesperson said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Nyla raises her brow and clicks her tongue.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

That didn't materialise in the first half, but it clicked in the second.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Three months into the venture, OpenAI introduced its tool that helps track the purchase activity of users who clicked on ads to prove they worked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Everton's late equaliser would have felt like a loss last weekend, but United still haven't clicked in attack yet, and that's part of the problem for them.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The platform recently added a “seems like AI slop” reporting option on posts, which more than 1 million people have already clicked.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

But her phone rang and rang and rang, and then a computerized message clicked on: “This phone has been disconnected.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

A.I.s are getting good at clicking around a computer.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Even without Ohtani, the Dodgers lineup has been clicking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Ms. Singer calls it a gimmick, noting that “many kids were clicking, dragging and dropping—essentially stacking or compiling—prewritten coding blocks, without writing out the computer code itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

You can begin your own research by clicking on the tickers for more information.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

I call Liz, but it’s Mom who comes stalking into the emergency room, high heels clicking on the sanitized tile floor.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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