striking
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Sheehan completed six innings, striking out eight and walking one.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Some of the most striking projects are now being watered down, put on hold or even abandoned.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Together, the evidence points to a striking idea: one path to healthier blood vessels may begin not in the heart, but in the mouth.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Given all that, she said, it was striking that companies’ results weren’t worse.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
“Do you find her much changed, Pip?” asked Miss Havisham, with her greedy look, and striking her stick upon a chair that stood between them, as a sign to me to sit down there.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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