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Root arrived to tick off yet another milestone in his glittering career, then Ben Duckett tamely hooked Will O'Rourke to mid-on.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

There’s a downside to such an organization of materials; an audience tends to tick off the episodes as they come along, knowing, in this case, how many innings there will be.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 2026

The days, which tick off ominously, will be filled with dread and macabre in-laws; it’s hard to say what’s worse.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

“Unfortunately, when you go to the human doctor they do not ever routinely offer these tests, unless you, like, pull this tick off of you and you have a fever.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2025

He began to tick off the typical crash preconditions.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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