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Word: knocked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...upstart young hood named Kid Sally Palumbo in on the action in order to pacify Palumbo and his murderous followers. Kid Sally, who "couldn't run a gas station at a profit even if he stole the customers' cars," bungles the operation and then sets out to knock off Baccala and his gang. Caught in the crossfire is a ludicrous love interest between Palumbo's sister and an artistic con man imported from Italy to take part in the aborted bike race...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: What Makes Sammy Runyon? | 12/19/1969 | See Source »

...Each of these players has come along very well this year and they are far better than a Harvard ranking indicates," Barnaby said. "They'll enter the contest because it's very good experience, but I think any one of them is ready to knock off someone famous...

Author: By Robert W. Gerlach, | Title: Rhodes Interview May Prevent Terrell From Competing in Squash Tournament | 12/18/1969 | See Source »

Watson, in his original testimony con-cerning the incident, stated, "A group of people grabbed me and started to shove me out of the building. I recognized one as Offner, who was holding my right arm. They shoved me against a wall of people with enough force to knock several of them down...

Author: By Michael J. Bishop, | Title: Kilbreth Charged With 'Assaulting' Watson in April | 12/17/1969 | See Source »

...with a slap on the back and a big Irish grin, Kelley will send his squad rumbling onto the ice at McHugh Forum, eager to knock the Crimson into the cheap seats...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Snooker's Fight Talk Is B. C. Edge Hockey Team Faces BC Tonight, Second Place in East is At Stake | 12/17/1969 | See Source »

...addition to Oliver on the ice they shot Ali in the sidelines (shouting "Knock his block off Oliver!") and Oliver's father on the other side-although that might have been another game. There's a lot happening on location that you never see on screen. I couldn't figure things out exactly, but sometimes we were at Harvard playing Dartmouth, and sometimes at Cornell-with the help of a few banners and some desultory interior decorating. Cornell lent its uniforms on the condition that its team be shown winning, but Dartmouth seemed to consider it an honor...

Author: By Esther Dyson, | Title: Shooting with the Stars | 12/10/1969 | See Source »

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