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taps

[taps] / tæps /




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It taps into humanity’s most ancient, addictive comedic truth, which is that some dude getting hit in the balls is hilarious.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

If this El Niño brings major storms, the L.A. area could take in even more water underground, enabling cities to pump it out later to deliver to taps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The key word is “distillation,” a technique by which a new AI model taps the expertise of an existing one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Activists say the dispute taps into a much older question of who has rights to the land surrounding Kaziranga park.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The leader taps the back of each hand to the beat.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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