knock
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But within a week of settling down, she’d receive a knock on her door, step out of her home, and see flames burning a nearby hillside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The knock on such megamergers is well-known: They distract management, sow years of organizational chaos, and invite regulatory scrutiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
When these materials slam into Earth's magnetic shield, they can knock out satellites, threaten astronauts -- and create colourful auroras in the skies of northern and southern latitudes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Workers regularly collect the trapped mosquitoes and, after sticking them in a fridge for a while to knock them out, sort them by species and count them.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
I raised my hand to knock at Anna’s door, but before I touched the wood, the door opened, and we rushed inside.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
In theory, the decision knocks years off Henrikson’s sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
"When someone knocks on your door and tells you: 'Get up, come on, leave here. This is real, you have to go.'"
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
But for me, his ability two control a chase as calmly as he did in those two iconic knocks is what I'll remember him for particularly.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The standard homestead exemption knocks $2,000 off the assessed value of all primary residences.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
Early the next morning Mama knocks on my bedroom door so that we can have breakfast together.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Feeling guilt is "natural" according to Dr Caroline Ficker, a palliative vet who says she was "knocked for six" after her own dog Brodie died.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some artificial-intelligence stocks that got knocked off their pedestals, in part due to a bruising July selloff, now represent attractive opportunities for investors, according to BofA analysts.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Johnson lived near Bruce’s owners and told authorities that Bruce, who was wearing a muzzle, knocked him down while attempting to bite him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It is the first time Miami have been knocked out in the opening phase of the competition since the Leagues Cup was expanded in 2023 - the year Messi arrived and they lifted the trophy.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
It would be nice not to be knocked over again or it would be nice to see Bo – and me – again?
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
They organized a food train, and Scott was the one who set up a cooler on my front porch and insisted people drop food without knocking, knowing we were overwhelmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
A retoucher is used to strike the edge of a worn stone tool, knocking off small flakes to restore its intended form and cutting edge.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Those only grew louder on the second rest day of the race when he was woken up at 5 a.m. by antidoping authorities knocking on his door outside of the normal testing window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In dozens of strikes since this spring, Ukraine has pounded oil refineries across its larger neighbor, knocking more than one-quarter of Russian refining capacity offline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Bertha spins and lurches forward, knocking me, Alex, and JP off our feet.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
