strike
Example Sentences
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The JBS workers have been on strike at a time when beef prices are at records, and meat companies are losing billions of dollars annually producing rib-eye steaks and ground beef.
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
About a week after the lightning strike, the economy was struck by recession.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
