strike
Example Sentences
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In striking his second hundred of this series on day three of the third Test in Adelaide, Head all-but confirmed the home of the urn for the next two and a half years.
From BBC
"The only thing I can say is if you're looking at auction, just keep on looking - 9.9 times out of 10 it is often a failure, but that one time you can strike lucky."
From BBC
"Now there are no strikes, only explosions can be heard, and the horses have gradually gotten used to it," Konyakhin added.
From Barron's
Staff at the Louvre voted against continuing their strike on Friday, union representatives told AFP, ending three days of disruption which have added to the problems of the world's most-visited museum.
From Barron's
Some 480,000 Cambodians have been uprooted from their homes, and panic over real or just rumoured Thai air strikes has forced many families to move more than once.
From BBC
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