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
He inspired Egypt to the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup, contributing one goal and two assists in five appearances.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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
All I do is sink to my knees, felled by the words that could deliver such a knockout blow.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Prenga, who arrived with 20 knockouts from his 20 victories but little profile even with boxing's hardcore followers, sensed an opportunity.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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
Manchester City's Erling Haaland, who went out at the quarter-final stage with Norway, might say otherwise, while midfielder Mikel Merino - of Arsenal - has arguably been Spain's key man in the knockouts.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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
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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