strike
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He said the team would be aiming to strike a "happy balance between what is needed to protect the fellside environment and meeting the needs of path users".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
A whopping 96 percent of voters approved the strike call, meaning they have the green light to walk off the job at any time, with the World Cup due to open on Thursday.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
LOS ANGELES—Around 2,000 hospitality workers at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, their union said Friday night.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
“It was a big moment, and we needed that again today. He throws strikes, he’s unafraid, he attacks the strike zone and we felt like he was going to make the pitches.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The climbing roses unraveled from the trees like snakes and slithered quicker than a lightning strike toward the Nightbeast.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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