kicking

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What happened next changed U.S. soccer forever and validated the hours and hours a young Caligiuri spent kicking a ball against his garage door.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The success of the Women’s team gave America what it needed—a football team that could make the nation proud by doing what we love best, kicking ass and taking names.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But I gamely soldiered back into the sunlight and onto the pathways that line the National Mall, each ginger step kicking up dust.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

"On further investigation and discussion... no, we are not going to be kicking permanent residents out of their house," he told the broadcaster.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

And we felt the shades of eternal night falling fast because at this point, remember, we supposed Miss Myrt Arbuckle was alive and kicking and drawing up her lessons for another nightmare year.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck