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Technicalities aside: It’s insurance for when you kick the bucket.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

For many in the crowd, it will be an item on their bucket list — that is, something they’ve convinced themselves they have to do before they kick the bucket.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

"Win a cup before I kick the bucket."

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

Stocklin didn’t want to kick the bucket without fulfilling his dream of racing hydroplanes.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

I’m betting it’s charity work, or maybe he’s been secretly chatting with Aimee and arranging a meet-up so she and I can make things right before I kick the bucket.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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