floored

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Having said all that, many of us were instantly floored by Ronald Moore’s reinterpretation of ABC’s 1978 prime-time space saga, and still point to it as one of TV’s strongest political and social parables.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

He has never quite looked the same since his trilogy with Fury - a brutal rivalry in which he was floored five times and stopped twice.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

On June 11, he wrote: “Every time I read about the battering ram incident I’m just floored at how wild that is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

It sprinted off a double bottom near the $50 mark in April 2025, the level where it had floored out in March 2020, near the Covid-era lows.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

He floored his Land Rover until it hovered behind Carrie’s Land Rover.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston