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“There’s so many different sides to Jackie,” she said, ticking off a litany: “She’s fierce, she’s gentle, she’s demanding. She’s nurturing. She’s a mother. She’s a warrior.”

From Los Angeles Times

He ticked off my other concerns on his fingers, which didn’t quite work with mittens.

From Literature

“The mainframe serves as the backbone for the world’s largest enterprises managing the most complex and critical workloads,” Woodring wrote, ticking off banking systems, airline reservations, and transaction processing as a few examples.

From Barron's

Jonah figured she was adding up all the possibilities: seventh grader acting interested plus a chance to tick off older brother plus a chance to show off.

From Literature

Looking at a framed house with materials stacked on the roof and no workers in sight, Vasquez ticked off the people affected, from lenders and smaller contractors to home buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal