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Recent Examples of kneecap
Spotify hit on the idea of playlists, a way of curating songs to be background music
The music industry in 2006 was desperate, having been kneecapped by piracy — first Napster, then a host of file-sharing applications.
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Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
In the coming months and years, the new president, his appointees and congressional Republicans are likely to try to kneecap a government institution that has done remarkable things for millions of families.
—Christine Chen Zinner, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
The United States has kneecapped Chinese technology giants in the name of national security and human rights.
—Maya Wang, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2021
Less than a week after Garth Brooks was accused of rape in California, the country singer was back in federal court in Mississippi today to kneecap his own attempts to keep real names in the matter out of the public eye.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
In the coming months and years, the new president, his appointees and congressional Republicans are likely to try to kneecap a government institution that has done remarkable things for millions of families.
—Christine Chen Zinner, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
The United States has kneecapped Chinese technology giants in the name of national security and human rights.
—Maya Wang, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2021
Less than a week after Garth Brooks was accused of rape in California, the country singer was back in federal court in Mississippi today to kneecap his own attempts to keep real names in the matter out of the public eye.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kneecap
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The stock is getting smacked around after the bell, down 5%.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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Musk's Controversial Gesture Musk smacked his chest and forcefully extended his right arm during a speech on January 20 during a rally after President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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In the video, O'Leary wailed after the metal object hit him in the chest.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Bellinger has pulled the ball at a 45% clip throughout his career, and he’s hit flyballs 44.3% of the time.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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On Saturday night, Ramon Cardenas and Bryan Acosta will box at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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There were games – including the loss to Riverside – after which the tape revealed the Tommies didn’t box out anybody.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
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Does embracing low brow open a door for critics to whack you over the head with your own self-identification?—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The rings probably formed from an icy moon of Saturn getting whacked, hard, by an incoming object, perhaps even another moon.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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Amid her first climb, Jesse feels a spiritual connection to nature and is left aching for more, belting out songs of her new revelations and ambitions.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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To naysayers, Lamar was too verbose, too political, too obscure for pop music’s biggest stage, which has typically featured culturally safe icons belting universally beloved anthems to the stadium rafters.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Without an ironclad guarantee that TikTok’s partners would not be socked with steep fines, the company opted to pull the app offline for the time being.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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And countries whose shipments to the U.S. are socked with tariffs could retaliate with their own levies on U.S. exports, further denting the economy.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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In 2018, after the first Trump administration slapped tariffs on various goods, Fed economists devised simulations on the appropriate path for monetary policy based on different tariff scenarios.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hostility remained between the pair in the years that followed, bubbling up on instances such as in 2017, when 50 Cent threatened to slap Gotti in response to the latter's interview on The Breakfast Club.—
Chris Barilla,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The pilot and co-pilot were killed, the São Paulo state military police told Newsweek, and two people on the street where the aircraft crashed were injured.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The victim was not seriously injured in the attack, but sought treatment at an area hospital.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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