kickoff
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And then kickoff comes, and I sign anyway.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Kim’s naval ceremony took place hours before the kickoff of trilateral military exercises involving Washington, Tokyo and Seoul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“We were starting to believe that this was going to be a kickoff for investment to start to increase,” said Dawn Desjardins, chief economist at Deloitte Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“It’s 108 out there. It’s good for us,” a Bishop Gorman coach told players 3 1/2 hours before kickoff during their pregame meal in a room on the second floor of their gymnasium complex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
There was an overflow crowd of twelve thousand—plus fans in the stadium, rattling the stands from the opening kickoff.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Executives also hire him to help write their material for corporate kickoffs and all-hands meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Both teams lost fumbles on kickoffs, and Kennedy’s Membreve scored on an 80-yard kickoff return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2025
That first season, the percentage of touchbacks on kickoffs plummeted because kickers couldn’t boot the ball as far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
There were two such kickoffs in the Big Ten last season, and only one that included a team hopping three time zones to the west.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
I’d been at campaign kickoffs, fund-raisers, and election-night parties.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
