knock about
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The 10% tariff would knock about 0.1% to 0.2% off the affected countries’ gross domestic product, Goldman Sachs’ chief European economist Sven Jari Stehn estimated in a research note.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
Today, we'll knock about 40 degrees off that number.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022
The ball inside would knock about, shattering the quiet night.
From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2018
Nashville GM David Poile said cap situations put five or six teams in position for top-end free agents — and knock about half the league out of the running.
From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2018
“Oh, but I have to live down here and knock about at sea,” answered Owen Bell, with a careless laugh.
From The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy by Kingston, William Henry Giles