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hoofing

verb

present participle of hoof

as in kicking

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Promotional videos show the robot picking up light objects, rollerblading around a room, and kicking a soccer ball.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
But Magid doesn’t want the answer to be kicking teenagers off social media altogether.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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The shortstop now has six errors in six consecutive games after booting a groundball in Thursday’s 5-1 loss to the Astros.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
The travelling supporters were perched behind the goal for a perfect view of the wonder strike, and Ballard made a beeline straight towards them, booting the advertising hoarding for good measure.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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