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How to use the word Tapping in a Sentence?

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We are tapping into as many decentralized renewable sources as possible, and not relying on just a central power grid, the way we see it, if we can do this right here in Bangladesh, you can actually do it anywhere.

Salma Islam

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The astonishing finding is that there’s a backup copy of the software in the body that you can reset, we’re showing why that software gets corrupted and how we can reboot the system by tapping into a reset switch that restores the cell’s ability to read the genome correctly again, as if it was young.

David Sinclair

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This is just chilling to me. It is tapping into millennia-old antisemitic tropes about nefarious Jewish wealth, control, conspiracy, media connections and political string-pulling, to name names and keep lists, which has a very sinister history in Judaism, in terms of how we are targeted, is very irresponsible. [The group] needs to take this down and apologize.

Jake Auchincloss

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Republicans are tapping into frustrations real and imagined, but we have left a vacuum, we have no reform agenda. Our party is seen as propping up a bureaucratic status quo that many parents thought didn't perform well during the pandemic. You can't just point to Republican demagoguery about race and books and win the argument. You have to make voters a counteroffer.

Will Marshall

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Which could explain why people can stare at these videos of tapping and crunching for an hour or more at a time.

Richard Craig

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's an extremely negative reaction, such as annoyance or disgust, mostly to specific sounds such as chewing, clicking, tapping and whispering, there is a tendency for people who experience synesthesia and misophonia to also experience Super Bowl ASMR, so there is some overlap here.

Richard Craig

Found on CNN
2 years ago

By embracing the backlash to the coronavirus restrictions, Mr. Trump is tapping into a powerful well of political energy as he seeks re-election this year. The president is also trying to deflect anger about his response to the virus away from him and toward Democratic governors, who he hopes will shoulder the blame for keeping the restrictions in place and for any deaths that occur after states reopen.

The New York Times

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It shows strong promise to restore communication by tapping into the brain's natural speech machinery.

Edward Chang

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Normally I’m the type of person tapping my pockets all the time but I didn’t want to in case it was really obvious, once we got to the top I went to get the ring and released my wallet was there but the ring wasn’t. I then realized there was a hole in the pocket meaning at some point on the walk the ring would have fallen out.’ He continued.

George Goddard

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Communities tend to lean towards loyalty ... that’s exactly what Nio is tapping into, if Nio can continue to build the community, launch great products, and not have any major quality spills they are well-positioned to be a major player in China.

Tu Le

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

That vanity number isn't a representation of how powerful someone can be, likes are a very casual form of engagement. A lot of people like stuff without even really looking at it or they're so used to tapping the like button.

Joe Gagliese

Found on CNN
5 years ago

[ Big Blue Swim School is ] tapping into unmet demand for this service. Financially Big Blue Swim School was Big Blue Swim School and we especially liked that the business owns its own proprietary technology, while the kids are in the pool, there's also staff walking alongside watching and providing information and progress reports back to the parents in real-time via an iPad.

Scott Thompson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

He remembered the time when we were tapping through the wall to each other. And of all things, what he says to Joan is' Joe was a great resister,' he endured much more than I did.

Joe Crecca

Found on CNN
6 years ago

There's been inconsistency out of the White House as to what the (trade) policy actually is, we're all just waiting and tapping our foot to see the actual policy.

Brian Battle

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

We're just treading water, there's been inconsistency out of the White House as to what the (trade) policy actually is. We're all just waiting and tapping our foot to see the actual policy.

Brian Battle

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

We're thrilled to work alongside Steph to bring his positive, affirming brand to create content in the scripted and non-scripted television landscape, he's tapping into his drive and creative energy on the court to expand to horizons off the court and we're honored to be a part of it.

Chris Parnell

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I was having lunch somewhere and I saw him and he passed by, afterward, I went outside. For some reason, I just felt like tapping him on the shoulder and saying hi.

Jennifer Lopez

Found on CNN
7 years ago

When I said wiretapping, it was in quotes. Because a wiretapping is, you know, today it is different than wire tapping. It is just a good description. But wiretapping was in quotes. What I'm talking about is surveillance.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Just today I heard, just a little while ago, that Devin Nunes had a news conference, did you hear about this, where they have a lot of information on tapping. Did you hear about that? house intelligence chairman Devin Nunes told reporters, wow. Nunes said, so that means I'm right, Nunes said the surveillance appears to have been ... incidental collection, that does not appear to have been related to concerns over Russia.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my 'wires tapped' in Trump Tower just before the victory, is it legal for a sitting President to be 'wire tapping' a race for president?

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
7 years ago

You are tapping into the supply capacity that exists in the country. So you are not dependant exclusively on your working capital to source and bring in retail products.

Jumia Nigeria CEO Juliet Anammah

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

2016 will be characterized by continued market headwinds and uncertainties, therefore, we need to focus on tapping the growth opportunities that are there and realizing the benefits of our new leaner structure.

Ulrich Spiesshofer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

For a powerful, innovative man, tapping into his sexual thoughts might be a great source of energy, he has figured out how to harness the power of his sex drive to create cars.

Sari Locker

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I'm not going to speculate on what that tapping of the brake could mean. It could mean a lot of different things.

Chief Bill Citty

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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