kicks (about)

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present tense third-person singular of kick (about)
as in objects (to)

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  1. doubts
  2. protests
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  • At the same time, the column notes that doubts about Harris’s electability are widespread among Democrats, given her 2024 loss and questions about whether the party should turn to a new candidate.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Ion Stoica, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, doubts that American efforts to restrict access to powerful AI could prevent the spread of capable models.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
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  • Copycat protests sprang up in other major Indian cities—Kolkata, Mumbai and Patna—lending the Gen Z protests the aura of a nationwide youth resistance that would humble Modi and force his education minister to resign.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Protest Passion Project The Climb was first unveiled by Beta Cinema at the European Film Market in February 2022, with Delevingne (Carnival Row) attached as a daredevil climber who protests against oil drilling in the Arctic by ascending The Shard.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Definition of protests
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