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Word: knockout (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Chilled after a 17-day layoff between its last regular-season game and the start of regional play, Harvard made an inconspicuous exit from the tournament, mustering just two runs on nine hits as No. 12 Pepperdine and Virginia Commonwealth delivered a one-two knockout combination. The Crimson batted just .141 in regional play...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy Repeat for Baseball | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

...glory days with fresh vigor on this CD. His voice seems comfortably worn, ably evoking Bob Dylan's articulate whine and Neil Young's angelic, countrified croon. The songs on Echo don't mess with the form much: they arrive, they rock, they leave. This CD isn't a knockout, but it has punch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Echo | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...Several knockout acts dominated the night, showcasing the developing potential of local performers. Singer-guitarist Martin Sexton, deemed Outstanding Contemporary Folk Act, silenced the audience with his startlingly emotional ballad spiked with intense, accelerated outbursts. Winning Act of the Year, Outstanding Female Vocalist and Outstanding Country Act, country singer Jo Dee Messina, who was born and raised in Boston but cultivated her career down south, was thankful to be invited back home to display her powerfully clear and mellifluous voice. The impressive Kornlike hardcore band Godsmack, who received the Debut Album of the Year honor, blasted through synthetic fog with...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, | Title: Kahlua Boston Music Awards | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

First, something about guest referee Vinny Pazienza seemed to ruffle the chicken's feathers, prompting a scuffle that ended with Paz landing a knockout blow. The man in a zebra suit won out over the man in the chicken suit...

Author: By Richard B. Tenorio, | Title: Charlie Hustle Gets A Body-Slam | 4/7/1999 | See Source »

...week, however, as they try to ferret out tough-to-hit targets, NATO flyers will go down, says an officer, "as low as they can get." That concerns Pentagon planners because Serbia's air defenses may spring to life at any moment. While NATO officials suggested that the early knockout punches disabled Milosevic's air-defense network, planners are betting that most of it is being held in reserve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Military: The Risks Of Air Power | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

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