tap

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Watching PSG right-back Achraf Hakimi tap in their opener from seven yards out in last season's Champions League final win felt odd.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

My ski pass stays in my desk drawer, and each weekday as I sign off from work, I tap my phone to the pass to disable all the most tempting stuff from my device.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Rollins says the administration will tap into the hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff revenue to stimulate domestic fertilizer production.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The combined company, which will keep the name Cohere, aims to tap growing demand in so-called middle powers for technologies that aren’t dependent on U.S. tech giants, nor on offerings from China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Next thing I know, I’m on my desktop, tap dancing and yelling, “Get ’im off me!

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli