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knockout

[nok-aut] / ˈnɒkˌaʊt /




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Asked for his prediction, Wardley added: "Revenge, Fabio Wardley, knockout win."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bass, meanwhile, needed to deliver a knockout punch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Nomura reckons the industry has entered the knockout stage this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Germany was focused on striking a knockout blow against France in the west, while Austria-Hungary massed its troops against Serbia to the south.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

She was wearing this knockout tennis suit, and here I was in my black jeans and army jacket.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Since fighting his first professional match in 2020, Vargas Jr. himself has built a steady record in the ring with 15 knockouts in 17 wins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Prenga arrived with an impressive record - 20 knockouts from 20 victories and one defeat - but had never operated anywhere near this level or under this kind of spotlight.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Six of his goals came in the group stage and two in the knockouts.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

That was followed up by a first-ever World Cup win as they thrashed Qatar 6-0 to seal their place in the knockouts.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Louis had battled his way through twenty-seven professional matches with twenty-three knockouts and no defeats to reach his current status as the number one challenger in the world.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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