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kick in

verb

  1. intr to start or become activated
  2. informal.
    tr to contribute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"I felt really bad for leaving him," Emma says, adding: "The panic had kicked in and I thought it was just best to get out of the situation."

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"We’re not running this like a football stadium where you get all logos all over the place for kicking in money," CNN quoted Painter as saying.

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While bond yields have settled, some might argue the damage has already been done as they remain higher than before the blanket tariffs kicked in.

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A baseline tariff of 10% on almost all foreign imports to the US kicked in on 5 April, although some countries and goods are exempt.

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Two teenage girls aged 14 and 13 have pleaded guilty to assaults including at a school and college in Bridgend where victims were kicked in the head and blackmailed.

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