Example Sentences

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Chances are that in the gap between the writing of that paragraph and your reading it, Romano’s figures will have ticked inexorably skyward.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022

What we do know is that another year will have ticked on by.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2010