strike
Example Sentences
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This tentative deal is a promising signal that the Writers Guild could avoid a strike after 2023’s historic work stoppage that lasted 148 days.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency - the UN's nuclear watchdog - said it had been informed of the strike and had expressed "deep concern".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The third strike was on the Burj al-Shamali Palestinian refugee camp, southeast of the city.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
That was a reversal from February, when amid a large West Coast strike sidelined tens of thousands of workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
She shook off the feeling to answer, “Yes, of course I remember. It did strike me as odd.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
