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tack

[tak] / tæk /


NOUN
short pin for attaching
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Market research indicates that the physical-TV industry will keep erasing differences between phone and TV apps in the near future, as those apps tack on more interface features like specialized games.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Fuel prices are likely to ease, assuming the cease-fire holds, but airlines will almost certainly keep trying to raise fares and tack on extra charges.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

In addition to the statutory state gas tax, most states charge additional fees, and many states allow municipalities to tack on their own taxes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, says markets have also become accustomed to Trump "often changing tack at signs of political or stock market or economic trouble".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Pa spun into a fixing frenzy repairing tack, mending his boots, and moving from room to room tending to all the things he’d let go during planting season.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye




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