Examples of TKO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Under the deal with the Indiana Sports Corp, unveiled on Monday, the wrestling promotion, part of TKO Group, will also put on a two-night WrestleMania and a two-night SummerSlam in Indianapolis in future years. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024 Meanwhile, Endeavor has set a $13 billion go-private deal with Silver Lake, expected to close in early 2025, while TKO will remain public. Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 June 2024 When resigning as a board member and executive chairman of TKO last week, McMahon vehemently denied Grant’s allegations. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2024 The Saudi government has also invested heavily in boxing—heavyweight Tyson Fury’s last two bouts have been in Riyadh. UFC, owned by TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), also has its own ties to the region. Dylan Manfre, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 The deal is for an initial 10 years for an aggregate rights fee of more than $5 billion, with an option for Netflix to extend the agreement, according to a filing by TKO, the holding company of WWE, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024 For the quarter, TKO delivered revenue of $629.7 million and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $282.2 million. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 May 2024 Endeavor’s holdings include talent agency WME, the IMG sports, fashion events and media company, and its 53.6% controlling interest in TKO Group. Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024 The Endeavor pay for Emanuel and Shapiro include their paydays at TKO Group Holdings, the owners of WWE and UFC, where his compensation package was valued at nearly $65 million last year. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 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 4 Jul. 2024.

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