struck

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When the U.N.-brokered deals were struck with each side, they covered agricultural products, as the rest of the goods continued to be shipped from the river ports which weren’t subject to the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The medical-technology provider struck a go-private deal with Blackstone and TPG that’s expected to close Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“Her heart was pierced because of what she would see,” Wille said, in what struck me as a moment of restrained insight.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

While he didn’t have any updates for her, the conversation with Jessica apparently struck a chord, and he asked a homicide detective named Anthony Stafford to review Cynthia’s case.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The forest ripped past Clare in a crimson smear, his reeling mind taking a beat too long to reach the horrid realization: The hour had struck midnight.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman