be striking

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The company appears to be striking “an appropriate balance” between maintaining what appears to be conservative guidance and highlighting potential high-return organic growth opportunities, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The speed and uniformity of the response would be striking under any circumstances.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

"We didn't want to be striking at all, but the response we were getting from the CEO and the trust was just making this seem inevitable," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

But upright arrangements needn’t be grandiose to be striking.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024

But when one doesn’t see one’s family for many years at a time, the transformation can be striking.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela