strike
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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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