tick

Example Sentences

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The jobless rate also fell a tick, to 4.3%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Solar installations began to tick up in 2023 and exploded over the next two years, data from BloombergNEF shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It means that chatbots will try to collect information from sources that tick the correct boxes.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Manufacturing activity continued to tick up in March, according to several business surveys released this week.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Long after Dovid and Haskel had gone to bed that night, I lay awake, listening to the leaden tick of the brass clock.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros