knock

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Particularly fierce solar storms can knock out satellites and threaten astronauts -- and create dazzling auroras in the skies known as the northern or southern lights.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The pep-rally crack, in particular, is a not-so-subtle knock at Success Academy, the most high-performing of them all.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Members from across the nations came to knock doors.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The Lakers need to play near-perfect basketball to have a chance to knock off the defending champions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

How could she or her sisters knock their knees for hours every day and still be able to walk?

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock