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In a commencement address to a conservative Catholic college earlier this year, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker even advised the female graduates in his audience to forgo careers altogether and focus on supporting their husbands as homemakers.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2024
Here's the kicker: When people who committed crimes are paroled, they are given assistance to find housing and employment, and counseling.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
The Colts gained 92 yards in the first half.
4d ago / 6:33 PM PST
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Vikings miss another kick
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That look of resignation on Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s face is the result of watching kicker Will Reichard miss a second field goal in this game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
As kicker Jesse Riperto lined up for a 32-yard attempt, the Cathedral sideline stood quiet.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2024
Here's the kicker: When people who committed crimes are paroled, they are given assistance to find housing and employment, and counseling.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
The Colts gained 92 yards in the first half.
4d ago / 6:33 PM PST
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Vikings miss another kick
Andrew Greif
That look of resignation on Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s face is the result of watching kicker Will Reichard miss a second field goal in this game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
As kicker Jesse Riperto lined up for a 32-yard attempt, the Cathedral sideline stood quiet.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kicker
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The kick made it 27-16 in favor of the Vikings with the Chicago Bears needing a miracle.Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2024
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Still, the winds were so strong that nearby flags blew with ferocity, and the kick would have been going into the wind.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
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In 2001, my father left my mother, my three siblings, and me a surprise inheritance in a Swiss bank account.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s head-turning pick for attorney general takes some federal officials by surprise.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The 2005 revelation set off a chain of events that led to Pluto’s still-controversial demotion from planet status the following year.Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Bungie recently acknowledged the existence of arguably the worst bug in Destiny 2’s entire history, the revelation that for years now, loot drops have been bugged to make certain perk combinations close to impossible to get, when all combinations were supposedly supposed to be weighted equally.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Follow up to Step 7, but transfer the ingredients to a slow cooker crock instead of a baking dish.Kermilia White, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
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Or, invest in a fermentation crock and turn it into sauerkraut.Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
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Under Warren and Kim’s legislation, nominees would have to disclose any foreign government work, while the department they are nominated to lead would be required to post the disclosure on their website.Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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In California, the California Privacy Rights Act regulates how businesses can use certain types of sensitive information, including biometric information, and requires them to offer consumers the ability to opt out of disclosure of sensitive personal information.Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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Her hair, styled by Kira Dior, was slicked back from her face and gathered at the crown of her head for a few inches of volume, with the lengths cascading down in big, loose bombshell curls.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Theresa Nist is shedding new light on her bombshell divorce from Gerry Turner.Julia Moore, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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As the stock market rose, the bond market fell As a New York Times writer noted the other day, stock investors are optimists, while bond investors are pessimists.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
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And, hey, at least only 16 people were the ultimate pessimists.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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To position Cohn in bed next to Trump, a notorious hypochondriac, highlights their strained relationship as Trump rose and Cohn fell in New York high society.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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They are widely seen as overly anxious hypochondriacs.Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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