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soft tick

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noun

  1. any of numerous ticks of the family Argasidae, lacking a dorsal shield and having the mouthparts on the underside of the head.

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You might hear the soft tick, tick, tick of your interest rate going up.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2022

You might hear the soft tick, tick, tick of your interest rate going up.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2022

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