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knocked about





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While some of the barrels being transported through the strait have been successfully re-routed, experts still estimate that the war has knocked about a tenth of the world's supply out of the market.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

An asteroid minding its own business not too far from Earth is about to get knocked about by a visitor from our planet.

From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022

Delta, with 177 cancellations, American, with 160, and United, with 116, knocked about 5 percent of their flights from their schedules.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2022

Though in Craig’s brawny, bruiser continuation of the role, it can get pretty badly knocked about.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2021

Suddenly his voice hardened as he shot a question at Fangburn: “You! How did your face get knocked about, and where did you get those long scratches from?”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques


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