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Communities across the Upper Midwest are cleaning up after tornadoes and severe weather impacted the region over the weekend, damaging and destroying dozens of homes and knocking out power for tens of thousands.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026 -
The two teams avoided each other last postseason, with the Oklahoma City Thunder knocking out the Nuggets on their way to the Western Conference finals.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Before 2014, Major League Baseball runners trying to score often tried knocking over a catcher who was blocking the plate.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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During a recent demonstration, the robot, guided by engineers, gingerly lifted and placed cups at a minibar, at one point knocking over a dish.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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The scare followed a NATO jet downing a Ukrainian drone over Estonia and a string of stray drones over Baltic states, deepening anxiety along the alliance’s vulnerable eastern flank.—
Liudas Dapkus,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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The allegations stem from 1996, when Castro allegedly ordered the downing two civilian planes providing humanitarian aid, killing four.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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The coalition is urging for leveling the playing field for small farmers and giving them a seat at the policymaking table.—
Mikayla Price,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The hosts rode on a 137 from Mushfiqur Rahim to put on 390 in the second innings, setting Pakistan the 400-plus target for a series-leveling victory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Two rounds of swift but strong thunderstorms blew through Chicago Monday morning and afternoon, toppling a small plane at Midway Airport and leaving some power outages and damage in their wake.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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On May 7, the midfielder surpassed 331 career goals for the Raiders, toppling the school record that Dietrick held since 2011.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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“KO'ing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/KO%27ing. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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