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kickoff

[kik-awf, -of] / ˈkɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
NOUN
opening
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The date and kickoff time for the Rams’ season opener in Australia is set.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The results follow Amgen’s October kickoff of its direct-to-patient program designed to lower the cost of drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

In the most ambitious boycott fantasies, the U.S. will somehow be canceled as host nation, only weeks before the tournament’s kickoff.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

Bad Bunny will play the halftime show while Green Day will perform ahead of the kickoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Minutes before the kickoff, Gaines called the team around him in the stadium dressing room.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger