strike
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“The idea that you could strike it rich in California with good luck and industry then segued into the fact that people like John Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan could strike it rich,” Brands says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The district said it “will do everything in its power” to stay open during the strike, operating on a minimum day schedule with a 1:30 p.m. dismissal.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
He said staff at the university "don't want to be on strike" but feel they have been "left with no choice".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Hundreds of teachers in southeast Los Angeles County went on strike Thursday in the Little Lake City School District, marking the first teacher work stoppage in the district’s 150-year history.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The twinge of fear that always came from thinking about that letter curled up inside my stomach like a snake waiting to strike.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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