knock

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A series of airstrikes set Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on fire, the Associated Press reported, as Kuwaiti firefighters were working to knock down several blazes there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Kerr came in at 21-1 in New Zealand's reply and struck 23 fours and one six at a strike rate of 128.78 during her match-winning knock.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"I can't imagine how helpless people must have been," she said between heavy sighs, adding: "I really regret that I didn't knock on a single door."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

McCollum knew how to knock off a national champion because, for much of his coaching life, he’d been a national champion himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

A knock on the alley door made me glance in the window mirror.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom