first strike

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It would have marked their first strike in 35 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Since the union’s first strike in 2023, members’ average salary will have increased 54%, Arias said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Buck Turgidson, one of the film’s most memorable characters, while agitating the president in the war room for a first strike against the Soviet Union.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

"I did not personally see survivors," Hegseth said of the first strike.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

The MAD principle argued that a first strike against the enemy would almost certainly fail to destroy its entire nuclear arsenal and would lead to an immediate cycle of retaliation.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau