kicking in
Example Sentences
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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
“As the SpaceX scale levers start kicking in, we expect Starlink to become the dominant provider in the space, and eventually carry the majority of internet traffic.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
He is getting a kicking in certain places for some of his techniques and because he has come from Strasbourg, and I think that is unfair.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Vd Roest was well aware that the man’s virtually generated image wasn’t real, but that didn’t stop a fight-or-flight response from kicking in upon seeing his face.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
Then the rocks under my feet were gone and I was kicking in water.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
