emoticon
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Mr. Musk replied on Friday with an emoticon of a bull’s-eye, indicating he thought the user was right on target.
From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2022
Online “visual” reactions have come a long way since the first sideways smiley-face emoticon appeared four decades ago.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022
“And here you can’t even remove one fool,” Lutsenko laments, using a sad-face emoticon as he again appeared to push for Yovanovitch’s ouster.
From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2020
He argued that his use of the tongue-out emoticon “:-P” suggested that he was making statements in jest and not as serious threats.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2019
Sitting there in just a bathing suit, not really thinking about anything, Cade became curious about the emoticon scar along my spine.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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