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KNP

American  
Chess.
  1. king's knight's pawn.


KNP British  

symbol

  1. king's knight's pawn

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KNP - a Northamptonshire transport company - is just one of tens of thousands of UK businesses that have been hit by such attacks.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

KNP director Paul Abbott says he hasn't told the employee that their compromised password most likely led to the destruction of the company.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

That’s the case in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, home to giant sequoia trees and the site of the KNP Complex Fire in 2021.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Last fall, notably dry conditions helped contribute to the spread of multiple September and October wildfires in California, including the Windy fire and KNP Complex fire, which destroyed some ancient sequoias.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2022

Roughly seven weeks earlier, intense flames from the KNP Complex fire had charged through the grove, which is home to more than 5,200 behemoth sequoias — among the world’s largest and oldest trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2021