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kick in



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Just before the new rules kicked in, booster groups at some of the biggest schools pushed through a bunch of front-loaded payments that would last through the football season.

From The Wall Street Journal

He admitted the nerves started to set in but, as they arrived at the base, adrenaline kicked in.

From BBC

“This is where liability kicks in for financial institutions,” said Miklos Ringbauer, a certified public accountant with his own firm in Southern California.

From MarketWatch

Other spending, especially in the second quarter, simply resulted from Americans speeding up purchases of new cars and other big-ticket items before higher prices tied to U.S. tariffs kicked in.

From MarketWatch

Other spending, especially in the second quarter, simply resulted from Americans speeding up purchases of new cars and other big-ticket items before higher prices tied to U.S. tariffs kicked in.

From MarketWatch