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kick

[kik] / kɪk /


VERB
hit with foot
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VERB
quit a habit
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Retiring at 60 is noble, but your Medicare does not kick in until you are 65.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

ET on Thursday, Mexico will take on South Africa to kick off this five-week, 104-match fiesta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

For the 5,500 local fans with tickets to attend -- the lucky ones among a lottery entered by 33,000 -- optimism for the tournament about to kick off in their backyard was even brighter.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The tournament will kick off with Mexico facing South Africa in Mexico City on June 11, a rematch of the 2010 opener in Johannesburg, which was played on the same date 16 years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“I don’t wanna be here,” the boy said, giving the heavy front desk a good kick, which did not hurt the desk but did bruise his toe.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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