diff --git a/examples/specs/tick_histogram.vl.json b/examples/specs/tick_histogram.vl.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v5.json",
+  "data": {"url": "data/movies.json"},
+  "mark": "tick",
+  "encoding": {
+    "x": {
+      "bin": true,
+      "field": "IMDB Rating"
+    },
+    "y": {"aggregate": "count"}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/specs/tick_timeunit.vl.json b/examples/specs/tick_timeunit.vl.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v5.json",
+  "description": "Google's stock price over time.",
+  "data": {"url": "data/stocks.csv"},
+  "transform": [{"filter": "datum.symbol==='GOOG'"}],
+  "mark": "tick",
+  "encoding": {
+    "x": {"timeUnit": "year", "field": "date", "type": "temporal"},
+    "y": {"aggregate": "sum", "field": "price", "type": "quantitative"}
+  }
+}