Kickoff

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This news word is about a beginning.

Kickoff.

The president and his entourage took a brief walk through the rain-soaked streets of Havana’s Old Town Sunday night; a fitting kickoff to the historic state visit.

The White House has dubbed the trip, new beginnings for Old Havana.

Kickoff meas the beginning of something like a game or a campaign.

President Obama visited Cuba in March.

It was the first official visit by a U.S. president in almost 90 years.

President Obama’s trip was a kickoff to attempt warmer relations between the United States and Cuba.

Now you know the word kickoff.