knock

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Part of that job is understanding the fan base and showing that you value them, and every time you show up you knock their socks off and keep them coming back.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Guides are advised to turn off their engines, to protect the privacy of homes by ensuring tourists do not peer through windows or knock on doors, and keep noise and disruption to a minimum.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

For stocks, the rate won’t matter much if corporate America continues to knock it out of the park.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Paul, not his real name to protect his identity, has been living in fear for the past few years after a knock at the door of the family home in West Yorkshire.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

While Mother and I wash and put away the few dishes we haven’t yet sold at the market, we hear a faint knock at the door.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar