knock about
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The 10% tariff would knock about 0.1% to 0.2% off the affected countries’ gross domestic product, Goldman Sachs’ chief European economist Sven Jari Stehn estimated in a research note.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Today, we'll knock about 40 degrees off that number.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
As a result, her children knock about in similar versions of dishonesty and distress, which can lead to reader fatigue.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2020
The ball inside would knock about, shattering the quiet night.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2018
For my part I feel no inclination to knock about the world in distant countries; I feel happy and contented within my own narrow circle.
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. by Berthold Auerbach
