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as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort
if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement
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as in to die
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to stop living
the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Recent Examples of kick in
For Sacramento, that means another afternoon with temps briefly in the low to mid-90s before a decent Delta breeze kicks in.
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Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The change, which will kick in before trading opens on June 29 , adds to the index's exposure to mega-cap tech.
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Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
But that shift likely won’t kick in early enough for millennials to make much use of it.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Our yards are in bloom, the worst of the summer heat hasn’t quite kicked in yet, and the promise of a summer without lunch boxes, homework, and early-morning alarm clocks is upon us.
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Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
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Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The change, which will kick in before trading opens on June 29 , adds to the index's exposure to mega-cap tech.
—
Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
But that shift likely won’t kick in early enough for millennials to make much use of it.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Our yards are in bloom, the worst of the summer heat hasn’t quite kicked in yet, and the promise of a summer without lunch boxes, homework, and early-morning alarm clocks is upon us.
—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
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Ana Archen and Anna Chernova contributed reporting .
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In 2025, fireworks caused 747 fires across California, burning nearly 600 acres, causing nearly $16 million in damage and contributing to the deaths of eight civilians, said Berlant, whose agency is formally known as the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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Last year, around 13,000 of a population of 17,000 elephant seal pups died there in just a few months after being exposed.
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Daveigh, best known for playing Samara Morgan in The Ring and voicing Lilo in Lilo & Stitch, died at 35, PEOPLE confirmed on Wednesday, June 17.
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Scheffler, who fell nine shots behind with a pair of bogeys at the start, shot 32 on the back nine by chipping in from 65 feet on the 14th for the start of three straight birdies.
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Overall homicides in the United States have fallen for four consecutive years, according to FBI data analyzed by the Washington Post.
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One camper perished in her cabin.
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Not long after completing Dream Me a Dream, Zimmerman and Marie-Claire Lambert, his wife of 55 years and frequent creative partner, perished in a house fire.
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“Kick in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20in. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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