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Recent Examples of kick-start
The chatbot became the fastest-growing app ever, capturing 100 million users in two months and kick-starting the AI gold rush in Silicon Valley.
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Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
That's a 20-to-1 payout to kick-start your bankroll in the coming days.
—Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Though a slicker update of one of horror’s most influential films, this remake didn’t just kick-start a new series of Chainsaw Massacre films but an entire wave of slasher remakes in the early aughts, from Black Christmas to Halloween.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
And both teams enter Sunday’s game looking to kick-start their stuttering seasons.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
That's a 20-to-1 payout to kick-start your bankroll in the coming days.
—Tim Van Straten, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Though a slicker update of one of horror’s most influential films, this remake didn’t just kick-start a new series of Chainsaw Massacre films but an entire wave of slasher remakes in the early aughts, from Black Christmas to Halloween.
—Meagan Navarro, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
And both teams enter Sunday’s game looking to kick-start their stuttering seasons.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Will Sheppard had five catches for 71 yards and two TDs, including an impressive first-quarter score to jump-start CU.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Strong actions by Tunisia’s international partners are the missing element that could jump-start such a movement.Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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In his appeal, Allen could resurrect the issue of judicial bias ― that Gull was not a neutral arbiter but a judge who has shown explicit favoritism of the prosecution.Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
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Reps of former horror icon Peter Cushing will be all too aware of this as they are currently tied up in a legal battle after Cushing was resurrected in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story a decade ago.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Foreign diplomats, particularly in Europe and Asia, have spent well over a year trying to rekindle relationships with Trump's circle to better understand what the foreign policy goals will be during a second Trump presidency and to reiterate a desire to strengthen relations with the United States.Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The company then launched an even more ambitious $620 million renovation, adding new restaurants and nightclubs in a bid to rekindle the property’s past party buzz.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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After months spent working on an effort to revitalize Saratoga’s commercial scene, the Saratoga City Council was split in its decision to advance a pilot outdoor dining program for a fine dining restaurant in the city’s downtown.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The Crystal Sustainability Vision 2030 plan covers three goal categories: Regenerating nature, resourcing people and revitalizing community.Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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