knocking
Americannoun
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knockings
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Reed knocking the ball away from intended receiver Jordan Anderson for an incomplete pass and a turnover on downs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Doncic responded by knocking down a three-pointer in the face of Lendeborg, and then wagged his finger at his would-be defender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
But the hack, attributed by cybersecurity researchers to North Korea’s TraderTraitor hacking group, has rattled the overall crypto market, knocking bitcoin’s price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Brewers won all four of those games, knocking them around for 12 runs in 17 ⅓ innings—an ERA of 6.23.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
With that, Pelicarnassus swooped his giant wings, knocking over nearly everything that was still standing in Zeke’s room, and flew back out the broken window.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
If you are asking him to run the week, to run the camp and to be the leader, then when it is proper knockings you need your best leaders on the pitch.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
Championship: With the game approaching its knockings, it’s 1-1 between Bristol City and Fulham at Ashton Gate.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2020
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
In the early knockings, we have a breakaway.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2018
The doctors printed their conclusion in the Buffalo Medical Journal, “The Rochester knockings emanate from the knee joint.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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