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
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
"A lot of people can score penalties in training or kick it a long way, but can you do it under pressure when the moment's big, when the game's on the line?"
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
I kick it wider and let her in.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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