kick
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New travel rules for UK visitors kick in - how are you affected?
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mikel Oyarzabal converted the penalty kick and Les Bleus never quite recovered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Mikel Oyarzabal scored Spain’s first goal on a penalty kick, and Pedro Porro added a second goal in the 58th minute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"But explosives don't fall into that category and that's where safeguards should kick in, and they haven't," Juelich told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
I kick toward him, grab one of his arms, and swim upward.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
As earnings season kicks off, AI investment remains front and center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
AI capital spending will remain the focus as the second-quarter earnings season kicks off in full this week.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Are festivals turning from hedonism to health kicks?
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The American version kicks off with the one-two-three punch of “Let’s Spend the Night Together,” “Yesterday’s Papers” and “Ruby Tuesday” and doesn’t let up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Colin kicks a stone across the dirt road.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
As part of GKIDS’ annual Studio Ghibli Fest, which kicked off in June, you can enjoy theatrical re-releases of some of his most famous works.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
The morning meeting at UC San Francisco kicked off with an hour of public comment focused on standardized testing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Legally Blonde musical star Amber Davies says she asked for an audience member who filmed a performance from the front row to be kicked out.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Elmore kicked Kirchner out of the group, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Oh! All right. Come on, Katherine, we’re being kicked out,” Mom said.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Lucas Digne: Conceded the penalty from which Spain took the lead after kicking Lamine Yamal.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Lots of people say, ‘They’ll have to take me out of my home kicking and screaming,’” Loverde said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
As Dan Kois illustrates in this ode to kicking back with friends, spending unstructured time together is a blessedly simple cure to the ills of modern life.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Right-footed kickers get more power and accuracy when kicking to their left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
I felt the anxiety kicking around in my chest, and then I just… unloaded.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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