ding
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Make sure you’re making payments on time, too, as late or missed payments can ding your credit score.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
While their subplot is a worthy ding at today’s avalanche of junk, heaven help us if “Toy Story 6” co-stars an out-of-date cellphone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Watch him describe a crew shooting down Iranian missiles: “It’s so incredible, these guys, these geniuses. … Ding, ding, ding, ding. Missile launch, then psshm, poom!”
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
The other risk—one that has already caused the market to ding CoreWeave stock —concerns financing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
At home, when my phone would ding at night with a text from Mom, my sister would sigh dramatically and mutter that Mom should be home at night, not texting me from her corner office.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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