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  1. kick the cannoun

    A game played by children, similar to tag.

Wikipedia

  1. Kick the Can

    "Kick the Can" is episode 86 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. It originally aired on February 9, 1962 on CBS.

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  1. Kick the can

    Kick the can is a children's game related to tag, hide and seek, and capture the flag which can be played outdoors, with as many as three to a few dozen players. The game is one of skill, strategy, and stealth as well as fitness.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kick the can in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kick the can in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of kick the can in a Sentence

  1. Inger Andersen:

    Countries have stretched, but they've not stretched enough, many of them sort of kick the can down the road, and we need to see not pledges anymore we actually need to see real action.

  2. Hiroyuki Ueno:

    It looks a bit difficult for two countries' leaders to shake hands and sign a deal this month. What is more likely is to essentially kick the can, with China buying more U.S. farm products while the U.S. postpones its next tariffs, markets will consider such an arrangement as a de facto deal whether they officially sign it or not.

  3. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

    We've raised some significant concerns about the frequency with which Congress chooses to just kick the can down the road when it comes to funding our infrastructure, to fund these efforts at a month, or two, or three at a time is really inefficient.

  4. Bruce Jenner:

    They have to be so woke and say, ‘Oh, this is great,’ while down deep inside they're saying, ‘This is wrong,’ it is wrong, and I'm very disappointed in the NCAA. They did kick the can down the road, but we have to deal with this issue. We have to protect women's sports. They've worked so hard for equality.

  5. Jean Su:

    I think we're going to see another huge tsunami of utility shutoffs, winter moratoria are just going to kick the can down a couple months.


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