knocked off
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For people my age, getting knocked off the property ladder can be very hard to recover from.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Kyiv said the drone had been knocked off course by Russian electronic interference.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
“The combined effect has meant we have been knocked off course on our progress toward our 2 percent goal,” according to a published text of his remarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The Colts knocked off one of the top teams in San Diego, Lincoln, 35-31.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The deep, whispery English-accented voice is coming out of a bent-over guy on the altar picking up the candlestick he just knocked off.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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