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as in setback
a change in status for the worse usually temporarily the geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings

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Bird was finishing up her goal of knocking on 50 doors per day. Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024 At some point during the assault, the release continues, the suspect grabbed the girl from her bed, knocked her unconscious, then fled. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Join 2 others in the comments View Comments Tourism has also taken a knock, with arrivals down sharply this year. Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 Suddenly, there's a knock on the door and their estranged friend Forbes (David Thompson), who was expelled from college following an incident at a party involving his unstable younger sister, Beatrice (Madison Davenport), shows up. Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for knock 

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“Knock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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