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Also on tap this week: a pair of labor-market updates, manufacturing and services PMI reports, and new-home sales numbers for June.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
A while back there was the tap on James Anderson's shoulder, and just recently there was Ben Stokes' ill-fated night out.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Hancock announced his resignation last month, and Abbott said he would tap Huffines, Abbott’s one-time gubernatorial challenger, to fill the remainder of the term.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
When traveling to areas where cyclospriasis is endemic — including tropical or subtropical regions — avoid drinking tap water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
She moved her fingers quickly down the stack, stopping to tap a corner of tin about halfway up from the ground.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
Morgan Rogers' ball-striking from distance, a strength of his, was parried by Nyland before being tapped home following expert anticipation from Bellingham.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Anthropic’s revenue skyrocketed late last year as millions of new users tapped their Claude Code and Cowork software to autonomously complete a range of tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Anthropic last year tapped Fluidstack to build custom data centers in New York and Texas as part of a $50 billion deal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Rebuilding the inventories that countries tapped during the conflict should help absorb the flows at first, but producers may face a strong downward pressure on prices later on.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Mr. Shareef tapped his foot as the notes rang out, soft and then loud, slow and then fast.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
Now they’re considering tapping into retirement their savings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The streamer has notched hit after hit by tapping in to the fervent, rapidly growing audience of young adults hungry for coming-of-age love stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The practice of museums collaborating with fashion houses, tapping their archives and presenting their designs, is today widespread, and fashion as a legitimate form of art is now celebrated throughout the world.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
It is about tapping into Morocco's passion for the game and grabbing "soft power on the international stage" by proving they can compete.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
There she sat tapping time to the music with her matchstick.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
