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Retiring at 60 is noble, but your Medicare does not kick in until you are 65.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The match at the venue known as Mexico City Stadium during the World Cup will kick off at noon PDT and air on Fox and Telemundo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

However, if users ask Fable about sensitive issues such as a bioweapon or exploiting a software bug, it will kick them back to the older Opus 4.8 version of the Claude chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 01:00 BST for England or Scotland matches in the knockout stages that kick off between 17:00 and 21:00 and until 02:00 for kick-offs between 21:00 and 22:00.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“But you could have given me another chance. You didn’t have to kick me out.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko