kick it
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The researchers describe this as a "kick it while it's down" strategy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
When Hiku raced through to touch down another excellent May kick, it seemed the contest was over with Hull KR's 26-point lead, but that reckoned without the Broncos' remarkable powers of recovery.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Dior Johnson, 2, kicked a ball toward another child, who interrupted his sprint across the yard to kick it right back to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Levante's Carlos Alvarez curled home a low free-kick in stoppage time but the goal was ruled out for offside against Matias Moreno who tried to kick it just in front of Oblak.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
I tried to kick it off but couldn’t, so I crawled beneath it, my hands and knees pressing into the ceiling of the van, which was upside down.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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