knocked out
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Open in 2024, only to lose out to world No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, who was knocked out of this year’s Wimbledon tournament by Naomi Osaka.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
England went on to beat Denmark in the last 16 before being knocked out by Brazil - and Ronaldinho's impudent free-kick - in the quarters.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Typhoon Bavi knocked out power to thousands in Okinawa and lashed northern Taiwan as it bore down on storm-battered China, where it is expected to make landfall early Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
The last really disruptive solar event was in March 1989, which knocked out Quebec’s power grid for nine hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He was knocked out so that it may have been a minute or it may have been much longer before he opened his eyes.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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