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Recent Examples of kick over
This simply pops into the unit, then kicks over when the feeder has no socket power.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
The Ball State transfer made two kicks over 50 yards last year, going 11-of-13 overall on field goals.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Those charges were dropped, and the case was kicked over to the Commission on Judicial Conduct, which set forth its stinging summary of the case that now falls under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
What actually happens if every department kicked over $100,000 to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, thereby doubling its $2-million budget?
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
The Ball State transfer made two kicks over 50 yards last year, going 11-of-13 overall on field goals.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Those charges were dropped, and the case was kicked over to the Commission on Judicial Conduct, which set forth its stinging summary of the case that now falls under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
What actually happens if every department kicked over $100,000 to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, thereby doubling its $2-million budget?
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick over
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On Tuesday, residents and business owners packed city hall to ask questions about what could happen to the area if the city's operations are turned over to Paulding County—a move mandated by SB 630.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The body has been turned over to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause and manner of death of the man.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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What happens when a movement built on peace sets off a chain of events that leaves a region fluent only in the language of violence?—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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In September 1980, as the hostages were still in custody, Iraq launched a full-scale invasion of Iran, setting off a brutal, eight-year war between the two countries and prompting Tehran to change its view of its Tomcats.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
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The prospect of a cooling economy alongside high inflation, touched off by an oil shock, has many analysts comparing the current period to the 1970s.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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In a bubble, too many properties on the market chasing too few buyers can touch off drastic price reductions, sending the overall market tumbling.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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The lefty underwent an elbow cleanup procedure at the start of the offseason; the Yankees hope to activate him sometime in April.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Like a grill, when activated by an operator, the drone stations open a lid.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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While none of the commodities are traded as widely as oil, the surge indicates how ripple effects from the Middle East conflict could end up restricting production of the semiconductors that power artificial intelligence advances.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Cylinders of fluid gas, which power everything from taxicabs to cooking appliances, vanished from many distributors.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Records show frequent transfers—sometimes in rapid succession—moving funds from TourProdEnter to the Florida LLCs, and in some instances continuing even after a company had been formally dissolved.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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But their discharge petition, introduced last week, is short of the 218 signatures needed to move forward.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick%20over. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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