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[key-oh, key-oh, key-oh] / ˈkeɪˈoʊ, ˈkeɪˌoʊ, ˈkeɪˈoʊ /


















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His point-down knockout win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 was described as "KO of the century" by commentator Joe Rogan.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Coca-Cola KO -1.55%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported higher first-quarter profit, boosted by growth in sales of concentrates, which it sells to bottling partners.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

During the past several years, Brush has suggested KO, UTZ and HSY in his stock newsletter, Brush Up on Stocks.

From MarketWatch Feb. 7, 2026

"We got Justin the good look and KO got the rebound and put it back."

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

And you never want Daddy to go for the KO.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Put into the same boxing ring to duke it out, the movie’s unintentional silliness easily KO’s its blips of emotional gravity.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2025

According to the European Parliament report, Mr Brezja's mobile phone was hacked when he was KO's campaign manager during the 2019 parliamentary election.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2024

Animals services have identified who they believe was KO’s owner using the dog’s microchip but have so far been unsuccessful in finding him.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2023

The interiors — much like Studio KO’s other work — are lavish but not ostentatious, precise but not severe.

From New York Times Sep. 14, 2018

On the one hand, you have the modest, low-slung masterpiece of Studio KO’s Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech; on the other, the kitsch whoop-de-doo of the Chiltern Firehouse hotel in London.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2018

They’re watching because they want to see Brenda say the skeleton looks like Calista Flockhart, or Cindy get KO’d by a black cat.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

That’s right, Adesanya, the UFC 185-pound champion, has never been KO’d by Pereira inside the octagon and the fighter better known as “The Last Stylebender” has only lost once in his MMA career.

From Washington Times Nov. 11, 2022

When 58-year-old Evander Holyfield was KO’d a little over a year ago in a boxing match in Hollywood, Fla., the Florida State Boxing Commission medically suspended him from fighting in the state for 30 days.

From Washington Post Oct. 7, 2022

If a player is knocked out of the arena, they’ll have a few seconds to return to the safe area before getting KO’d.

From The Verge Apr. 21, 2022

"Oh, sure, man, that's all right. You got KO'd, right? Can't win 'em all."

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

Four quarters continue to be out of the question, which WSU proved again on a toasty Saturday afternoon on the Palouse, getting KO'ed 50-16 by Southern California in the Pac-10 opener for both teams.

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2010

The rest of the sports news was much more routine, as long as you’ve gotten used to a major sport KO’ing itself with a mismanaged lockout.

From New York Times Nov. 16, 2011




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