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KO'ing

verb

present participle of KO

as in knocking out

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The former champ got back in the win column in her most recent outing, knocking out Maycee Barber in March.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Spain beat France, 2-0, in Tuesday’s semifinal in Arlington, Texas, knocking out perhaps the tournament’s best player, Kylian Mbappé, and one of the defining powers of modern World Cup soccer.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

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Getting two mouflon proved no more difficult than knocking over the aoudad; both were one-shot kills.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
One Sunday, Henrichsen assaulted an elderly couple walking along a road, knocking over an 80-year-old man and striking his wife, according to a memo compiled by the neighborhood homeowner’s association.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

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But the impact of a potential salary cap would go far beyond just leveling the sport’s playing field.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 July 2026
The power of personal storytelling Peters of Fashion Minority Report believes in the transformative power of AI in leveling the playing field for underserved or neurodivergent individuals.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026

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At least 13 people have been confirmed killed in the aftermath of a major earthquake that struck Japan on July 28, toppling buildings and trapping workers in a shopping mall.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Together, the generals staged another coup in 2021, toppling the interim civilian government that had been in power after the fall of Bashir.

— Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

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