kicked in
Example Sentences
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Firstly, diminishing returns have kicked in - how much more capacity among the public is there really for jaw dropping revelation about the Lord Mandelson soap opera?
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
But in that moment, a conflicting instinct kicked in.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Even though the Fifth Amendment ultimately kicked in and did its job, the government ruined lives in the process.
From Slate • May 22, 2026
Of course it is easy to see that the big volume kicked in further between last August and October, and again in January.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Brooklyn was still groggy as they walked from their hotel to Olympus, but by the time they’d gone through security, her adrenaline had kicked in and she was alert and ready to go.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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