knock
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But he also tries to knock the dust off a nearly 3,000-year-old saga.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
India would still have backed themselves to knock off the 231 needed for victory but were stunned by left-arm spinner Tom Hartley's incredible 7-62.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
That pace is matched only by its race to knock out rival mascots—including an alligator, a duck and chickens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Behind the seemingly benign knock on the door is a system that has expanded exponentially over the last 50 years in ways no one planned.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Because usually when I knock on your door, you look like you’ve been dragged out of a sarcophagus, and that’s if you answer the door at all.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
"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
When one door closes, opportunity knocks on another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
About five times a day, she says, her mom knocks on her door, often to ask for help with technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The standard homestead exemption knocks $2,000 off the assessed value of all primary residences.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
He crawls through his cell and knocks on the wall.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
When Dixon knocked on doors and helped phone-bank, he told me the Blind Sheikh attacks did not come up, but Gaza did.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Open in 2024, only to lose out to world No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, who was knocked out of this year’s Wimbledon tournament by Naomi Osaka.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
He used the scoop and reverse scoop early and effectively against Prasidh Krishna, then pounced when he had knocked the India seamers off their lengths, smashing Arshdeep Singh over mid-wicket for six.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
In 1972, ordinary Californians circulated petitions, knocked on doors, and rode bicycles down the coast, rallying support for Proposition 20, which aimed to regulate coastal development.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Hugo knocked and spoke in a low voice to a man who answered the door.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
A lot of the day-to-day work for a champion like Glazer involves knocking on colleagues’ doors and persuading them to actually try the tools in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"They were calling me and telling me to stay quiet, to listen for the knocking and tell them" where I heard it, Gil recounted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
But at Euro 2024, they bounced back from 12 yards by knocking out Switzerland.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
He won his first World Series in 1981, knocking off the Yankees, and rallied his team to a surprise title in 1988 in which the Dodgers beat the heavily favored Athletics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Here I am knocking on the door, watching a figure approach through the glass: a maid in a crisp white hat.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
