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kick

[kik] / kɪk /


VERB
hit with foot
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VERB
quit a habit
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Yet the State Department agreed to give the organization a six-month grace period before last week’s sanctions kick in, perhaps hoping to negotiate an exemption for nonmember nationals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Dodgers left-hander Tanner Scott came to the rescue and struck out Bauers and Yelich to end the inning, and Garrett Mitchell to kick off the seventh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

And when the winning kick sailed through the uprights, it meant one final thing for Allen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The strategists expect the third-quarter earnings season, due to kick off this week, to “surprise to the upside,” for the U.S. as well as Europe.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“What has he done to you...besides the kick that one time and eating your apple? He’s a champion among donkeys.”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

With frequent power cuts transforming Havana into a ghost town, young Cubans are struggling to get their kicks, many resorting to games of dominoes with strangers to pass the time.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

However, when the next European Championship kicks off in the summer of 2028, Kane will be 35.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Increasing levels of deductibles—the amount the customer has to pay before the insurer kicks in—are likely one reason more home-insurance claims result in no payment, according to insurers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The most meaningful marker isn’t until 65, at which point Medicare kicks in.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Irritated, and knowing he has charmed the locks so she cannot unlatch them without his own keys, she kicks the door with her boot and to her surprise, it swings open.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The strategy, which the company dubbed “aisle to algorithm,” kicked off last year under Cook’s direction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Tyler Bass kicked a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 left in overtime, sending the Rams to a 37-34 loss before 73,882 at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Luis Rodriguez, 64, said it was "outrageous" that an elderly woman was kicked out of her home, calling her "yet another victim" of Spain's ruthless housing market.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

At a recent event in Abu Dhabi, the business kicked off a global sales push that could in time undercut JLR’s other brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The dust kicked up by so many boots and animals made me sneeze.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The delayed ramp could mean AST SpaceMobile will miss its target of kicking off commercial U.S. service by early 2027, pushing the rollout into the second half of 2027 instead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

By kicking the debt problem down the road, it also allows Xi to remain focused on investing in new technologies, the military and other strategic priorities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The abrupt halt is "like someone kicking you in the chest", says Callin.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The candidate later told The New York Times that her memory of the incident was spotty, but that she recalled kicking the men until they fled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

He dived down, kicking, staring into the deep, dark, roiling blue—when a hand grabbed him and pulled him up and away from the swirling wreckage.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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