struck
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Dr Nicola Fox, who grew up in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, said she had been struck by the number of women now graduating in physics and engineering when she returned to the University of Surrey.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Virginia which struck down the bans on interracial marriages in 16 states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
On the French version of Hotels.com, searches for rooms in the Danish capital of Copenhagen have jumped by 246 percent since the first heatwave struck France in May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, the country’s largest nuclear research complex, in central Iran, was struck by submarine-launched cruise missiles during Midnight Hammer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Clare stretched out his arms, as if to say, All intact, though he flexed his paw where a quill had struck him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
