kicker
Example Sentences
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"The kicker is within two or three days of giving birth, they fall pregnant again so while they're rearing the first litter, they're gestating the second," Henry says.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The kicker is that several areas of the sector are highly competitive.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The kicker, which Calder admits in hindsight is a colossal red flag: He had to pay $12,132 to make the change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Then, a self-congratulatory kicker: “No noise. No agenda. Asking the right questions for all Americans, on NewsNation.”
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Now, the real kicker is the way the vampires die.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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