striking
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Israel retaliated by striking an important Iranian petrochemical plant and air defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Even more striking, in more than 500 wild primates, across 27 species both living and fossil, we found no trace of a common modern dental disease: deep, V-shaped gumline notches called abfraction lesions.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The companies have begun striking long-term agreements with purchasers, allowing the manufacturers to lock in elevated pricing levels for several years, though also potentially limiting further pricing upside with those customers in the near term.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Edgardo Henriquez took over in the eighth, striking out the first two batters he faced.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The one time she had stopped using the poultice, her hair had soon begun to reveal its true color: a striking reddish brown, quite like the color of the children’s hair, and wonderfully shiny, too.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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