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kick

[kik] / kɪk /


VERB
hit with foot
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VERB
quit a habit
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Wednesday will kick off the earnings season for technology companies, with Magnificent Seven constituents Alphabet and Tesla set to report quarterly results after the closing bell.

From MarketWatch Jul. 19, 2026

L7’s last album, “Scatter the Rats,” was released in 2019, and its final tour, “The Last Hurrah,” is booked to kick off in San Diego on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

The persistent offending saw the tourists issued with a general warning about the ill-discipline, before Kriel scored just before half-time after gathering a speculative Moyo cross kick.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Mikel Oyarzabal converted the penalty kick and Les Bleus never quite recovered.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

We’d go up to kick the football and they’d pull it back.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Open, which kicks off in New York on Aug. 30, and where she will likely face another series of tricky hurdles on her path to a Grand Slam win.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Are festivals turning from hedonism to health kicks?

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

As earnings season kicks off, AI investment remains front and center.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

Helena kicks the ball against the wall of a building, catching it on the bounce.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

It's a well-oiled machine, kicked into overdrive by a war more than a thousand kilometres away.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Before the World Cup even kicked off, the cheapest ticket to see the U.S. men’s team play was $1,640.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Peers who fail to turn up regularly enough to the House of Lords could be kicked out of Parliament, under new committee proposals.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

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

“I hate it when people don’t close that gate. You once ran out after a ball you kicked too hard, remember, Quinnie?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

In 1998, he received a red card for kicking out at Argentina’s Diego Simeone in a game so tense that it had to be decided by a penalty shootout.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

England will return to Azteca Stadium on Sunday to take on World Cup co-host Mexico in a round-of-16 match kicking off at 5 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

“How about kicking your door with your bare big toe?”

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli




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