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strike

[strahyk] / straɪk /








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Tottenham had briefly climbed out - following Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's equaliser for the Toffees - before Callum Wilson's stoppage-time strike for West Ham kept the Hammers above the drop line.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Thomas Hart Benton passed through Borger, a town in the Texas Panhandle that had burst into chaotic existence after a recent oil strike nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

No, investors aren’t about to wake up tomorrow to a U.S. debt strike.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

But they came under Israeli attack, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, which said the ambulances were hit with a warning strike and machine gun fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

I staggered back in terror, only to strike a hard, unmoving body.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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