Examples of TKO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 This was the first WrestleMania produced under Endeavor, which acquired WWE last year and combined it with UFC to form a new company known as TKO. Chris Welch, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024 Since going public, Endeavor also spun out its UFC business and merged it with the WWE to create TKO Group Holdings, a public company that will continue to be traded. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024 Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings, formed last year to merge its martial arts league UFC with World Wrestling Entertainment. Marc Schneider, Billboard, 3 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 23 Apr. 2024.

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