kick off
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The largest and most complex World Cup is history will kick off in a little more than six months.
From Los Angeles Times
Wall Street kicks off the final month of the year with a packed slate of earnings and economic data.
From Barron's
After finishing October in record territory, major U.S. equity indexes kicked off November in the red with the worst five-day stretch to start the month since 2008, Dow Jones Market Data showed.
From MarketWatch
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off high stakes talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida on Sunday, as the United States pushes to end Russia's war against its neighbor.
From Barron's
Oh and there’s also a pair of Christmas Day NFL games, kicking off with the Dallas Cowboys-Washington Commanders at 1 p.m.
From MarketWatch
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