knockout
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Then the team went on to beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 in the round of 32, its first knockout stage win since 2002.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
For Microsoft, which just posted knockout earnings on Wednesday, Materne wrote that “the stars are aligning” for a “catch-up trade” in the second half of the 2026 calendar year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
"I knew if I did not get knockout I could not win the fight."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
One more knockdown, one astonishing comeback and a second-round knockout later, the blockbuster bout was revived.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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
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
In the knockouts, some of the European nations have also impressed when dealing with adversity.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
This is uncharted territory for both nations, who have previously never reached the knockouts.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
What do Scotland need to make World Cup knockouts?
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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