strike
Example Sentences
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More than a week ago, the president threatened to strike Iran’s power plants, setting the deadline for Monday evening.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
JBS has said the plant had enough workers to run a partial shift during the strike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
At this point, college sports strike me as a business only loosely tied to the university.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, after three weeks the US strike campaign settled into a pace of between 300 and 500 targets per day.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
An air strike could never be guaranteed to destroy them all.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
