knockdown
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Even the neuroscientist Anil Seth, one of the most prominent skeptical voices on AI consciousness, concedes there is “no knockdown argument” that consciousness requires a biological substrate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
SAN ANTONIO—The knockdown, drag-out Western Conference Finals are barely halfway over, and they’re already a modern classic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The AZ Alkmaar forward then sparked wild Irish celebrations as he prodded home Liam Scales's knockdown deep into injury time to send Heimir Hallgrimsson's side into March's play-offs.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
Linares, a three-division world champion, dropped Morales in the third and fourth rounds, and Morales couldn’t beat the count after the second knockdown.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025
Morgan to buy it by offering a knockdown price and guaranteeing Bear Stearns’s shakiest assets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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