knockout
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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
England have been eliminated every time they have faced a top-10 ranked nation in the knockout stages of the World Cup since 1998 - seven times out of seven.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
“It’ll be by knockout or submission, but I’m leaning more toward a knockout.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
To investigate whether Menin loss could actually contribute to aging, rather than simply accompany it, the researchers created conditional knockout mice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Probably a knockdown or a knockout, he thought; maybe the brash kid had made good his boast.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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, who arrived with 20 knockouts from his 20 victories but little profile even with boxing's hardcore followers, sensed an opportunity.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Haaland's scoring is evenly spread, with four goals in the group stage and three 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
Grandma hugged Zed and then Zed hugged Joey, and bam, faster than one of Joey’s knockouts, Zed had weaseled himself into becoming part of Joey’s family.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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