knock
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He worked up the courage to knock on the door.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"The evidence -- that you can knock out PRX3 in mice and there's no adverse phenotype -- supports our approach."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The Fed will raise rates, but it won’t knock the economy off its movement,” Brian Moynihan, Bank of America’s chief executive, said Tuesday at an investor conference.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The brilliance was provided by Razaullah, who produced a dizzying knock to breathe life into the third Test and lift the spirits of Pakistan supporters everywhere.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s clear now that the Luftwaffe has failed to knock out the RAF.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Conor Gallagher: Took a couple of heavy early knocks and had a wild shot off target.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Outwardly at least, nothing knocks him out of his stride.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
He’s experienced plenty of hard knocks since being disfigured in battle by his power-hungry brother, via Vhagar’s dragon fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"When someone knocks on your door and tells you: 'Get up, come on, leave here. This is real, you have to go.'"
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
And then Officer Antoni knocks, brings in a chair, and sits beside us.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
A stray helmet knocked it loose for a fumble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
In the fifth round, the champion landed a powerful right-hand punch that knocked Pantoja down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
They knocked on the front door and window.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
In recent days, drone attacks knocked out a crucial pipeline that allowed Saudi Arabia to circumvent the strait by exporting crude via the Red Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The bounding dog greeted him with an explosion of enthusiasm that almost knocked the box out of his hand.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Two months later, police were knocking on their door.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
If cats get bored, they might redirect toward knocking things over, tearing up the carpet or biting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Covering Congress, I’ve spoken to moderate lawmakers beginning to experiment with social media hits, door knocking for signatures and grassroots canvassing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hurricane Lowell lashed Hawaii with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and powerful floods, knocking out power for 91 percent of a western island as it pushed out further into the Pacific on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
I was chewing the fiber off them when a shower of plump orange nuts suddenly fell all over me, some knocking me on the head.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
