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ticktock

[tik-tok] / ˈtɪkˌtɒk /




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It has adopted a ticktock release schedule, with major architecture advances coming every two years and upgrades in the intervening years.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

These improvised tactics make frequent appearances in John Lancaster’s “The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy, and the Dawn of American Aviation,” a ticktock re-creation of America’s first transcontinental airplane race.

From Washington Post Nov. 29, 2022

There’s pointillistic syncopation from marimba, glockenspiel and pizzicato strings, with a backdrop of sustained chords: the ticktock of everyday minutiae held together by the promise of constancy.

From New York Times Sep. 23, 2022

Healthy pastures of eelgrass offer a mesmerizing beauty, swishing gently in the ticktock of the tide.

From Seattle Times Mar. 21, 2022

I can practically hear the ticktock of her brain.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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