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To counter the fast-flying drones, Kyiv is racing to develop jet-powered interceptor drones that travel at high speeds to knock them off course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Razaullah's thrilling knock included nine sixes, tying the record for the most maximums in an innings by a batter on Test debut.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
One knock on Apple’s Cook era has been that the company didn’t release more innovative products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I think it’s just really hard to say, ‘Hey, we’re gonna knock something out in X amount of days,’” Gomes said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
But just as we were finishing breakfast there was a knock at the door.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Outwardly at least, nothing knocks him out of his stride.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The government scheme knocks £150 off bills if you are on means-tested benefits such as universal credit.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
In theory, the decision knocks years off Henrikson’s sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
"When someone knocks on your door and tells you: 'Get up, come on, leave here. This is real, you have to go.'"
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Her brow furrows, and she knocks her fist on her forehead like she’s trying to jar something loose.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
"He woke up and could hear shouting, so he knocked on everyone's doors," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Local heroes Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso were unable to give the Spanish fans much to cheer about as both were knocked out after the first session in 17th and 18th places.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The Americans knocked out their quarterfinal opponents 108-56, notching the team’s 34th consecutive win in World Cup play since 2006.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
While the country was knocked sideways by the Sept. 11 attacks, I was a closeted kid alone in a new city, and football did something for me that I have never forgotten.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
It would have been nice if, for once, I’d knocked this simulation out of the park, especially with Elliot Mason sitting front and center.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
If cats get bored, they might redirect toward knocking things over, tearing up the carpet or biting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Hurricane Lowell lashed Hawaii with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and powerful floods, knocking out power for 91 percent of a western island as it pushed out further into the Pacific on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
So keep good records in case the tax man comes knocking, said Moll, “and hope the auditor or the judge agrees.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
With the war knocking out large volumes of supply, oil prices and the global economy are unusually sensitive to how much crude might come to market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
While knocking the snow out of the hat and putting it back on my head I studied where it had happened.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
