strike
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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
California-based Zone 5 designs and manufactures mass-producible munitions, including the ‘Rusty Dagger’ long-range strike and ‘White Spike’ air defense missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
Lawrence Shankland will play up top but will he have a strike partner or will Clarke stick with an extra body in midfield?
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“Madam, control yourself! We cannot strike terror into the Archipelagic population on the basis of one preliminary hearing. There would be chaos.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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