ping

It was a rare, unexplained, glitch in a system that blares out warnings of incoming attacks multiple times a day through loudspeaker announcements on the street and metro, and the collective ping of phone notifications.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Not long after the game ended, he heard the ping of a text message.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

Lu - the 64-year-old president of the American Changle Association, a Chinese community group - argued he was simply trying to help people renew driver's licenses and facilitate social activities like mahjong and ping pong.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Upload speeds were generally stable, though ping times increased significantly on distant servers — reaching over 500 ms in Australia — which could introduce noticeable lag during gaming or video calls.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

It then trickled along chutes that zigzagged along the side of the building, causing a series of water wheels with spokes to ping three sets of miniature wind chimes as they rotated.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Before Claude, Flieller received pings about stats such as heart-rate variability, or HRV, which generated more stress than clarity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

His phone app pings; he puts on his protective mask and heads out wearily to fight crime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

This is the kind of charge that pings around the internet but usually goes nowhere.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Sleuths are able to track the shipments, however, by following occasional pings from the shadow ships’ transponders, which are sometimes turned on for safety to navigate narrow straits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

I walk back down the hallway, whistling, sliding onto my bed and grabbing my phone as FaceTime pings, a call coming in from Stella just like I hoped.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

FBI agent Andrew Kerstetter also presented evidence that Walters’ cellphone had pinged off a U.S.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Won’t you be able to see who or what pinged you when you pick up the phone in a few minutes any way out of habit?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

I’ve worked for many, and I know the distinct frustration of being pinged with, “Just checking in!” less than an hour after being asked how something is “coming along.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Kim said Rinderknecht’s phone first pinged in a small gully near where they believe the fire originated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Already, small moths decorated the screen; they pinged deferentially against the windows and fell away.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Executives are urging their staff to send messages in public Slack channels, open to anyone in the office to see, rather than privately pinging colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The penalty count against the visitors ramped up, with referee James Doleman pinging England nine times after the interval.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

But sometimes, he says, it's nice to have a digital detox without his phone pinging.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

My phone is pinging near constantly with alerts from Signal groups that exist to defend and support our community.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026

More and more pills fall down, pinging one by one as they bounce on the floor.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh