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kick

[kik] / kɪk /


VERB
hit with foot
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VERB
quit a habit
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And Lagarde’s departure will kick off one of the most significant leadership shake-ups in the central bank’s history, with jockeying to succeed her beginning in earnest on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

If no additional settlements are reached before opening statements kick off on November 4, the new trial will move forward with both Meta and Snap as defendants.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Anticipation as to who Jay-Z might have guest star at halftime for the big game will now kick off," the NFL said in a statement.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

That would position Anthropic to kick off its roadshow as soon as the week of Nov. 9 and pursue a public listing as soon as the week of Nov. 16.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

They could climb the trees, kick a football about, whizz around on their mountain bikes.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

The Philadelphia Eagles blocked two kicks — returning one for a touchdown on the final play — and Karty had made only 10 of 15 field-goal attempts before the Rams released him and signed Mevis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Videos shared by Nevada’s parents on Instagram show the precocious dynamo masterfully weaving between taller players and delivering powerful kicks driving the ball into the goal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

One thing that has already been announced is that pensioners who rely entirely on the state pension will be shielded from paying income tax, which usually kicks in at £12,570.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The plot kicks in when emissaries of the magical world arrive to whisk the boy back to his magical home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

With three strong kicks, she caught the wave alongside Mom and they rode all the way to shore.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The surprising finding was that 80% of the group that was 60 to 72 — thus before required minimum distributions kicked in — did not touch their accounts in the year after they retired.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Rams signed veteran Brandon McManus, who kicked five extra points against the Raiders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The international incident kicked off when a clip began circulating on social media of a French interviewer asking Mbappé for the funniest thing he’d seen about himself on the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I wouldn’t name them because I don’t want them to get kicked out of the party. I could think of at least one that I think would do a good job.”

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Churro kicked and clawed inside Natalie’s hoodie, and she quickly unzipped it and pulled him out where he could breathe.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

After spreading under the radar for weeks, the virus was first detected in the northeastern Congolese province of Ituri, kicking off the DRC's 17th outbreak of the disease.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Kelleher's kicking game was precise, with a kick and chase chucked in for good measure, and her timing of pass helped her team-mates punch holes in their opponents.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

If they get the kicking game resolved, it’s hard to see them losing three in a row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Nowadays, they’re kicking up dust again with the release of “Dopamine Chamber,” which came out last Friday via XL Recordings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

When I reached the edge of the Austins’ farm, Jeb came racing toward me, kicking up a cloud of dust.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney


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