kickoff

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During kickoff Friday for the World Cup, which takes place around 6 p.m., it’s expected to be sunny with temperatures in the lower 70s, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

When the whistle blows for the first kickoff, expect the complaining to stop and the cheering to start.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

As Kuper has learned well from his nine tournaments, the worst time for a World Cup is the two weeks before kickoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

A luminous, red rectangular abstract by Mark Rothko sold for $85.8 million on Thursday, a solid kickoff to what’s poised to be ebullient spring auctions in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“Ward meetings, v'oter registration, pamphlets, committees. We’ll start the kickoff rally around eightish. I’m on St. Peter Street, the yellow stucco building just off Royal. You can’t iuiss it. Here’s my card.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole