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Many board meetings would kick off with tours of a certain museum, and Graves and a fellow Republican appointee, Adrian Smith of Nebraska, would often be taken aback by what they saw.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Afterward, Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, also of Florida, said the images were “like a kick in the gut.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Donald Trump has welcomed Xi Jinping at the Joint Base Andrews with a red carpet and military flyover to kick off a historic three-day US visit.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Yet bonds are designed to kick off the same income each year, no matter their price in the open market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

For a long, horrifying moment, it was like falling down a tunnel until she found the sheer will to kick herself back to the surface.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

By the time the game kicks off, however, the Rebels’ total war on Kiffin, the man who led them for six seasons, will have been raging for months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I don't know where Leeds found him but he heads it, kicks it, runs through people.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The Dreamforce conference kicks off on Sept. 15.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

That said, I still chase David around the house throwing roundhouse kicks at his stomach, just to keep us both on our toes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The bus skids to a stop and kicks up dust and rocks all over me.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

Hosseini said he was moving “several billion dollars” of his revenue estimates from the first half of Micron’s fiscal 2027, which kicked off earlier this month, into the latter end.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

This means key disputes on tariffs, China's dominance on rare earth supplies and access to advanced US chips are being kicked forward into yet another round of negotiations.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

WASHINGTON—President Trump kicked off a summit with China’s Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday, as Washington and Beijing look to ease brewing tensions over the war in Iran, artificial intelligence and trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

It got kicked out of the browser a few minutes later.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Somehow, despite my disorientation, my debutante training kicked in—the idea that first impressions were crucial for social currency.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Investors aren’t being offered quite the same bargains as in 2008, but it’s time to start kicking the tires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Took a good save from Lammens to deny him at the far post and his shot across goal was going in without the visitors' keeper kicking it away.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Any employee can flag an incident for potential disclosure, kicking off a review by technical staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

He started kicking by accident in eighth grade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Mawuli’s kicking a ball around the compound, letting off steam after school as usual.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo