strike
Example Sentences
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“I knew a strike was coming. I didn’t know what kind of strike I was gonna see. I was happy to put the barrel on that ball.”
From Los Angeles Times
Between the pandemic, the 2023 strikes that reinforced a trend for studios to relocate production, and last year's wildfires, the industry in Los Angeles has gone through some dark years.
From Barron's
It was released at the time of rising questions of the legality regarding American strikes on alleged narco-trafficking boats off the coast of South America.
From BBC
And for 70 minutes on a freezing Cheshire night, Macclesfield suggested lightning could strike twice as they once again stood toe-to-toe with top-flight opposition, refusing to give an inch.
From BBC
Listings for five of the six companies state there is an "application to strike the company off the register".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.