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“Fear of tick bites rather than shark attacks now dominate the conversation,” agreed an op-ed in the Vineyard Gazette.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

That’s enough time for many to remove the tick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

It’s now probably closer to 6,000, far more than the 1,500 deemed optimal for wildlife management and tick control.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 197,000, which was 1,000 lower than the revised 198,000 reported a week earlier, while economists expected to see the figure tick up to 200,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

I felt the pressure in my chest and shoulders tick up a notch and fought the urge to tap the arm of the chair.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Roden-Reynolds looks for ticks during one of his surveys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

After a minute or so, he plucked 11 tiny ticks from the cloth with tweezers, and stuck them on a lint roller.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

ISM factory index ticks down in August as price pressure continues to build.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

“Japan currently ticks all three of those boxes,” says Colvin.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

The only movement within the circus is the clock that ticks by the passing minutes, if such a wonder of sculpture can even be called a clock.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The unemployment rate also ticked higher to 4.2%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The average selling price for used vehicles climbed 6.3% to $27,623, while the average selling price for wholesale vehicles ticked up 1.8% to $8,036.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

But less than five years later, as final seconds ticked away on a 41-27 loss to Oregon on Saturday, fans trudged toward the exits, and that very same stadium sat in hushed disbelief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Doku's overall numbers ticked the boxes Guardiola was looking for, although the Belgian's 'making the box' score was among his lowest readings.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

A high-pitched, gold clock in a glass case ticked very fast on the mantelpiece.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

With the hours ticking down to the closing ceremony, when Japan will hand over the baton to Doha, top officials were on the defensive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Elliot Anderson: Dominated the midfield, kept the ball ticking for England and won possession back the few times that the Czech Republic ventured forward.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The sets have too many doors, the scenes have a delirious number of extras and the actors yell their lines over the distracting clatter of crackling fireplaces, beeping machines and ticking clocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“While the constant rotation has kept us from seeing a correlation-one selloff, we continue to think the clock is ticking, and we see one sooner than later,” says Krinsky.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“I forgot it’s past curfew,” I said, glancing back at the clock, which was ticking down with a speed that didn’t seem quite fair.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin