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Hedge-fund-rich Sang-woo has an air of cool privilege, while the gloomy, taciturn Ho-seok harbors unprocessed trauma about what happened during the strike, the details of which are judiciously doled out to us in flashbacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Once the actual event kicked off, however, even the speakers couldn’t help but strike notes of concern.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Houthis said they were retaliating for what they have called a Saudi blockade of their territory, as well as an air strike on Sanaa airport that they blamed on the kingdom.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ye-ji is making a documentary about the laborers and strike at SP, and she and her husband will become intimately involved in Ho-seok and Mi-ok’s life as the film proceeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Their mission was to strike a blow against Austria and the Hapsburg monarchy by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

He expects to see U.S. strikes intensifying in the coming months, and then both the U.S. and Iran opting for negotiations due to a “lack of economic and political capabilities to support a longer war.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

When light strikes a tiny imperfection inside a material such as diamond or silicon carbide, it can transfer energy to electrons and push them into an excited state.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Energy exports from the Gulf have plunged since US-Israeli strikes on Iran from February caused Tehran to respond by choking off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for oil and gas transit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Sudan's military is believed to have carried out the drone strikes, although it has denied responsibility.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

They weren’t mutinies in the sense that soldiers attacked their officers, but were more like workmen’s strikes, in which entire units refused to return to the trenches or take part in new attacks.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Mutterin' a brief—a verra brief—prayer that the Hoons would be strafed, he climbt an' climbt till he could 'a' strook a match on the moon.

From Tam o' the Scoots by Edgar Wallace

O deeth, sin with this sorwe I am a-fyre, Thou outher do me anoon yn teres drenche, 510 Or with thy colde strook myn hete quenche!

From Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

When such music sweet Their hearts and ears did greet, As never was by mortal finger strook; Divinely-warbled voice Answering the stringed noise, As all their souls in blissful rapture took.

From The Hundred Best English Poems by Adam L. (Adam Luke) Gowans

He strook so hard, the Bason broke, And Tarquin heard the sound.

From The Little French Lawyer A Comedy by Francis Beaumont

It is more safe to sleep, to read a book, The Thracian harp with cunning to have strook.

From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen

The Rays struck out less than anybody, paced the AL in stolen bases and bunted more than any team in a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Trump, Putin and China's President Xi Jinping were expected to hold talks on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit next month, hiking European and Ukrainian fears a deal could be struck over their heads.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Collins and El Mayer struck up a relationship after entering the Big Brother house but concerns about his alleged "toxic" behaviour had grown among fans.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Billy Dean gave remarks, too, saying, “Back in the early ’80s, John’s sound and material struck the exact right chord with country record buyers and inspired a whole bunch of up-and-coming artists just like myself.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

About a week after the lightning strike, the economy was struck by recession.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

A video released later by authorities showed how, just before dawn, a Bulgarian border-police vessel pulled alongside the stricken vessel, battling rough seas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

He was so stricken when a local restaurant mistakenly grilled his food in butter, instead of oil, that he was unconscious when the ambulance arrived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Nothing says things are not going to plan more than long queues for petrol and billowing smoke coming from stricken oil refineries.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Rescuers were still combing the stricken area for victims, search and rescue official Fathur Rahman told AFP on Monday morning.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Karl spots him, too, and a stricken look crosses his face.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Russia's ministry of defence wrote on Telegram on Saturday that their air defences shot down 616 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, striking a number of regions across the country, including Russian-annexed Crimea.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Though a seemingly striking outcome, the vaccine wasn’t as efficacious as some investors had hoped.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Taken at 8:30 a.m. local Mars time, the scene reveals striking blue tones across the foreground while morning sunlight illuminates rugged cliffs known as yardangs along the horizon.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

After subbing in during the fourth quarter of a 34-10 blowout against the New Orleans Saints, he proceeded to throw for 243 yards and put his team in striking distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The mongoose swiped a paw through the air and the mamba lunged, striking at its paw with terrifying accuracy.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray