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Top-up payments will initially be paid for the 2024-25 tax year, with automated payments subsequently kicking in for later years.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Some possible answers include because you are in a low tax bracket, Roth conversions make sense, RMDs are kicking in and inherited IRA distributions have withdrawal deadlines.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Although teachers salaries have been the lowest among K-12 school systems in the county, significant recent raises are kicking in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

The effort includes a partnership with Ford in Detroit, where Bloomberg and the automaker are kicking in $2.5 million each, partly to fund new auto-repair bays for high schoolers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

He only managed to fall over backward with his legs kicking in the air.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer


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