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strike

[strahyk] / straɪk /








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Congress over its growing business ties—with crypto companies, drone makers and a nuclear fusion company—Kushner’s development projects have managed to strike a nerve in the Balkans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Following the strike, the Indian government had summoned the deputy head of the US mission in Delhi.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A mandatory 30-minute countdown begins and each time there is a lightning strike inside the distance, the countdown clock resets to 30 minutes.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

To harness a big amount of stock without much money, buy one call and sell another with a higher strike price but same expiration to profit from potential rallies.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Moments later, cued by a downward strike of the conductor’s baton, the music swelled and filled the theater.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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