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The arrival of fierce competition in Kvaratskhelia in January also appears to have kick-started his output again, with his tally now standing at 17 goals and 11 assists this term.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

GLP-1s have kick-started a market for obesity drugs that is estimated to reach $100 billion within a decade.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2023

This HBO series based on Candace Bushnell’s dating columns may have kick-started as many journalism grads’ moves to New York as it did fashion trends.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2017

Watkins, Rowley and Cooper have kick-started conversations essential to the clean operation of American life, conversations that will continue for years.

From Time Magazine Archive