strike
Example Sentences
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The strike, which began March 16, has been the largest at a U.S. meat-processing plant in decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
At this point, college sports strike me as a business only loosely tied to the university.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, after three weeks the US strike campaign settled into a pace of between 300 and 500 targets per day.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
This tentative deal is a promising signal that the Writers Guild could avoid a strike after 2023’s historic work stoppage that lasted 148 days.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
He liked to joke around, but often used this talent to deceive, to disguise his intelligence and ruthlessness—to set opponents up for the strike.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
