knockout
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And they have been slow starters in the Champions League recently - needing a knockout phase play-off tie after failing to finish in the top eight both times - before finishing strongly to win.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
He’ll respond like an underdog boxer delivering a knockout punch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Shares dip after Sandisk and Western Digital fail to deliver the sort of knockout guidance investors are used to.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Flutter said international sales rose 10% and it had good engagement across its business during the World Cup, especially during the tournament’s knockout stages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Probably a knockdown or a knockout, he thought; maybe the brash kid had made good his boast.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
Prenga arrived with an impressive record - 20 knockouts from 20 victories and one defeat - but had never operated anywhere near this level or under this kind of spotlight.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Additionally, England and France were put in opposite sides of the knockouts and on a path to meet either Spain or Argentina in the semi-finals if they all progressed.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Six of his goals came in the group stage and two in the knockouts.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
It means they may need to wait until Sunday to find out whether they will reach the knockouts for the first time.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Louis had battled his way through twenty-seven professional matches with twenty-three knockouts and no defeats to reach his current status as the number one challenger in the world.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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