strike
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A man has described how he frantically tried to wake up his neighbours after a lightning strike set a house on fire and the blaze rapidly spread.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Jerusalem responded with a single strike in Beirut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Scotland picked their moments to strike and were pretty ruthless when they did.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a potential strike during the World Cup, just days before football's global showpiece begins.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
It had been a large snake—as many of the rattlers in eastern Texas seem to be—and a solid direct strike.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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