knocking
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knockings
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"We have no way to know whether they posted flyers they were meant to. Or whether they gave us correct door knocking information," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
"The war has been palpable for a long time. It's knocking at our door," said Valeri Baronov, a 71-year-old entrepreneur from Krapets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The New York Police Department faced more criticism after video footage began circulating Thursday night showing officers knocking anti-ICE demonstrators to the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But New England showed something last week in knocking off Buffalo, and it makes a big difference when Drake Maye doesn’t turn it over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
He threw his arms out to catch himself, knocking the monocle from his eye.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
They led the hosts in the tournament opener through a Gustavo Sangare goal, only for Vincent Aboubakar to slot two penalties during the last knockings of the first half.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2022
His political activism was forged in a childhood spent along the campaign trail — pancake breakfasts and endless door knockings.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2018
The only name that remained was Virgil van Dijk, who was sent off in the final knockings off the match.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2016
In the late knockings of this Ashes series, the overall contest already lost, he may at last have found his place.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2013
Every day we get the “shopping list” from the knockings on the wall.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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