first strike
Example Sentences
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The first strike on April 8 hit a higher floor in El Bizri’s building, which was showing its age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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
Schools have been closed since the strike began Monday, leaving families to scramble for child care and meals as teachers rallied for their first strike since 1979.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
President Donald Trump posted what appeared to be footage of the first strike on 2 September, on his Truth Social platform.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
The belief was that a nation could deter a "first strike," in the parlance of nuclear strategists, by making sure that the enemy understood that their strike would never succeed.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
