lights out
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Yamamoto gave up a leadoff homer to Drake Baldwin but was lights out from there, allowing only three more hits and striking out eight before he exited with one out in the seventh inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Earlier, Georgian-Spaniard Topuria had told 37-year-old Gaethje he was "going to knock his lights out in the first round".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
"It means we can potentially design drugs that target the parasite's ARK1 specifically, turning the lights out on malaria without harming the patient."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2026
Maye was lights out for much of the season—there’s a reason he was in the MVP mix—and this will be the first mild weather game the Patriots have played in ages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Once, after lights out, a brave boy called Wragg tiptoed out of our dormitory and sprinkled castor sugar all over the linoleum floor of the corridor.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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