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Main Entry:	strik·ing [strahy-king] /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/ Show Spelled
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Main Entry:	striking
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Pomerleau announced tonight that striking policemen would be dismissed unless they returned to work immediately.

Concussions are on the rise in college sports, and striking numbers of female athletes are at risk.

But beneath the surface they can have striking consequences.

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Pomerleau announced tonight that striking policemen would be dismissed unless they returned to work immediately.

Concussions are on the rise in college sports, and striking numbers of female athletes are at risk.

But beneath the surface they can have striking consequences.

It keeps a low profile as the second largest weather-related killer, usually striking one person at a time.

But new research indicates that the distinction is in fact much more striking than that.

They want to find artifacts that tell stories about what happened on that land a long time ago, and they're striking pay dirt.

Plant contrasting conifers together to create a striking effect.

But if you check out al-Qaeda's latest video, there's a blurry image that bears a striking resemblance to a certain.

It's not nearly as striking to tell the middle story.

But it is striking that even hardened warriors in the war against sleaze are so gloomy.

Graphically striking bags made from recycled sails.

Seeds have evolved many of these striking features to help them.

Surrounded by lesser figures, the striking specter nearly eight feet tall shimmers on the canyon wall under the relentless sun.

Arrange herbs in a container to a striking effect.

Blimps aren't exactly known for striking fear into the hearts of men.

The breakdowns by race and gender, too, are sometimes striking.

What makes his success the more striking is that his influence extends beyond the boardroom and the corner office.

Cooler temperatures, striking colors, smaller crowds-Autumn is the perfect time to travel.

Instead, after striking the atmosphere, they send forth a shower of less energetic secondary particles.

The striking contrast of their images on the television screen made all the difference.

Showy and striking member of the amaryllis family for garden borders, beds, or containers.

In fact, more and more open source creators are striking it rich.

Under the deal announced today, the faculty union will refrain from striking but may picket.

Even more striking than the fact of its success has been the manner of it.

Geologists have found striking similarities between.

Equally striking is the murky color of the water itself.

With its intricate patterns-within-patterns and striking colors the winning photograph bears a distinct resemblance to a fractal.

Grow these striking plants for their large leaves as well as their spiky flowers.

Changes in temperature are especially striking in two measurements considered emblematic of winter and summer weather:.

My last several semesters were generally good, but nothing striking.

Pixar's approach to creativity is striking for two reasons.

The critically endangered golden lion tamarin is named for its striking orange mane.

Such a steep slope will allow less wave friction with the bottom and increase the average wave size striking the beach.

When rolled behind a saddle, it provided a striking ornament.

Channel the spare beauty of fall with striking arrangements for your holiday table.

Simulations contextualize and clarify mountains of data into striking graphics that play to human strengths.

Striking a thoughtful balance is a way through that dilemma.

It is also home to a striking number of global companies.

Mandarin fish are highly popular among aquarium owners, divers, and marine photographers because of their striking beauty.

These are the effect of negative lightning striking metallic surfaces.

The painting is a striking convergence of art and science.

Striking in borders, especially where sun can shine through blades.

Public employees would have been barred from negotiating over health care and pensions and from striking.

But they provide a striking insight into the ways that geography can shape human affairs.

Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are capable of accurately striking at up to one-third their body length.

We remember such episodes-with striking clarity and for years afterward-because that is what our brains evolved.

Fall foliage color is yellowish to brown, not striking.

Here are some of the more striking images and videos to come out so far.

Its originality and striking beauty should inspire us to revisit his achievement and his legacy.

So a striking change in regulatory approach has come as a shock to many.

The blue ocean slug, a type of nudibranch, is a striking specimen with extraordinary hues that provide two.

New research has revealed a striking exception to this rule, however.

Striking trailing out of big pots full of mixed flowers add to my plant list.

Most striking was a bouncy rubber ball used in a game that resembled modern-day basketball.

But a hard-hat tour of the building last week revealed that its interior will be every bit as striking.

America is also witnessing a striking rise in the number of people who claim to have no affiliation.

When the photographer saw the striking resemblance between this woman and the portrait of her grandmother, he knew.

The striking thing about that old list, as well as today's student comments, is the utter superficiality of the complaints.

Taller types are striking planted in lawns and as background and corner.

In striking contrast to the mail-bombers, these responses were not orchestrated.

Some two-year colleges are situated within striking distance of where my daughter lives, which is really the main goal here.

But it is especially striking because of beer's national symbolism.

Here, a student in a moving vehicle captures a striking desert scene with the moon over a sandstone ridge.

As striking as the condo's ship-hull shape is its green roof, a series of six sloping terraces.

Valued for striking form, silhouette, shadow pattern.

Yes, some visual data is certainly striking in its beauty, but aesthetic value and scientific value are mutually exclusive.

So much for striking a blow for universal access to higher education.

The first is that the recent spasms of violence are striking in that the drug gangs are now explicitly threatening civilians.

The lowering sun on a fall day falling on the moss made it glow a striking chartreuse.

Although the two groups were closely related, there were striking differences between them.

For a striking centerpiece to accompany the decor, fill a large pumpkin with flowers and foliage to brighten a party table.

He used some pretty bizarre methods, including striking razor blades against piano strings.

But the striking thing is that they were written at all after so many years of predictable left- or right-wing comment.

Consider a moving cue ball striking a second ball initially at rest.

White calyxes reminiscent of paper lanterns surround scarlet flowers, giving a striking two-tone contrast.

Even more striking was an overlap between the brains of speaker and listener.

It is usually caused by a blow to the head or by striking the.

Others are grown for their attractive foliage, yet others for their striking floral displays.

Despite striking similarities, the animal groups do differ in some ways.

Most striking about these conspiracy theorists is their blatant disregard for the obvious.

Cluster several plants at the front of a border for striking contrast.

The cost of our seven-year procrastination is striking.

Curly-tipped, erect blades form a clump of striking reddish bronze.

Create this striking pattern on a tabletop or benches using a simple saber-saw technique.

With magenta-and-green rosettes, this variety is more striking and more widely grown than species add to my plant list.

Rex begonias are striking enough to go solo in a container.

Even a few small boulders placed next to a path can make a striking design statement.

It would be a striking focal point for a centerpiece.

There were playful artistic touches and simple yet striking uses of permeable landscape.

Bold, striking vanities and cabinets are shown in maple espresso.

Follow this simple formula to produce striking results in any garden, even without the golden hills nearby.

Before leafout, twigs and budding growth is striking red.

Most striking in early or midautumn, when blue blossoms contrast with red fall foliage.

The rings around the neck and the underbody are pinkish-red, striking against the black back.

Steel fabricators' remnants make striking garden art.

Proof you can show off striking architecture without resorting to a lawn.

It would be striking and more permeable than the existing wood dividers, a few of which are rotting out.

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Main Entry:	strike
Part of Speech:

Main Entry:	strike
Part of Speech:

Main Entry:	strike
Part of Speech:

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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