knockout
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He was substituted in all of England's knockout matches, including after only 61 minutes of that final loss to Spain in Berlin.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Serrano's farewell bout, labelled The Last Walk, will be contested over 12 three-minute rounds against 37-year-old Falzon, who has won 12 of her 14 professional fights, including seven by knockout.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
They do a knockout version of “Silver Threads and Golden Needles.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Fans of the game have long celebrated its full-bore regular season, when an October contest can be a de facto knockout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
She was wearing this knockout tennis suit, and here I was in my black jeans and army jacket.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Since fighting his first professional match in 2020, Vargas Jr. himself has built a steady record in the ring with 15 knockouts in 17 wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
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
Prenga is largely an unknown quantity to the wider public, but his record demands respect: 20 wins, 20 knockouts and one defeat.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In the knockouts, some of the European nations have also impressed when dealing with adversity.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Grandma hugged Zed and then Zed hugged Joey, and bam, faster than one of Joey’s knockouts, Zed had weaseled himself into becoming part of Joey’s family.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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