Examples of TKO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Endeavor’s holdings include talent agency WME, the IMG sports, fashion events and media company, and its 53.6% controlling interest in TKO Group. Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024 The Endeavor pay for Emanuel and Shapiro include their paydays at TKO Group Holdings, the owners of WWE and UFC, where his compensation package was valued at nearly $65 million last year. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024 McMahon then engineered a deal to merge the company with Endeavor Group’s UFC to form TKO. Chloe Melas, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024 There were no weight classes or judges, and with unlimited five-minute rounds, the only way for a fight to end was via KO/TKO, submission, doctor stoppage or the corner throwing in the towel. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024 Johnson joined the board at TKO in January and finally claimed ownership of his famous nickname. Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 On April 7, McMahon entered into a stock sale agreement with TKO, which will purchase 1.85 million of his shares in TKO at a per-share price of $89.01 for an aggregate amount of $165 million, per an SEC filing Monday. Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024 The sell-off signals that McMahon is unwinding his financial ties to TKO, amid his ongoing legal woes. Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024 McMahon has been a seller of TKO stock before, even before his exit from the company. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

technical knockout

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of TKO was in 1941

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“TKO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TKO. Accessed 6 May. 2024.

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